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All fish

1,147 fish so far, best known first. 16 more are on the list to be written.

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🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreGreen sunfish A small, aggressive freshwater fish native to North America, known for its blue-green colour and invasive potential in nPerch-like · Rivers and lakes

🇹🇭 Thailand and 3 moreSiamese tigerfish A critically endangered freshwater perch from Indochina.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1998

🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreBluegill A common North American sunfish known for its blue gill covers and popularity with anglers.Perch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1854

OceaniaBanded archerfish A silvery fish that spits water jets to catch prey.Perch-like · Estuaries and mangroves · 1767 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreBanded gourami Small tropical air-breathing fish with striped patternsPerch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1801

🇮🇳 India and 4 moreBlue perch Small Asian freshwater fish with blue finsPerch-like · Rivers and lakes

🇦🇺 AustraliaMurray cod Large Australian freshwater predator of the Murray-Darling basinPerch-like · Rivers and lakes · 1838

South AsiaIndian glassy fish Small transparent freshwater fish popular in home aquariumsPerch-like · Rivers and lakes

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Green sunfish: Duane Raver, Public domain, source
Siamese tigerfish: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Bluegill: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Banded archerfish: Chrumps, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Blue perch: Kennyannydenny, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Murray cod: fir0002 flagstaffotos [at] gmail.com Canon 20D + Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8, GFDL 1.2, source
Indian glassy fish: w:en:User:Quatermass, Public domain, source

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