Asia · Fish by region
Fish of South Asia
The Indian subcontinent — the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Western Ghats and Sri Lanka.
559 species across 12 families
The Indian subcontinent: India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives, drained by the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra and the biodiversity hotspot of the Western Ghats. Home to the danios, rasboras and loaches of South-Asian streams.
559 of 559 species
Cichlids · 3
- Etroplus canarensis · Canara pearlspot
- Etroplus suratensis
- Pseudetroplus maculatus · Orange chromide
Arowanas & Oddballs · 2
- Chitala chitala · Humped featherback
- Notopterus notopterus · Bronze featherback
Barbs · 159
- Barbodes bovanicus · Bowany barb
- Capoeta capoeta · Caucasian scraper
- Dawkinsia arulius · Arulius barb
- Dawkinsia assimilis · Mascara barb
- Dawkinsia austellus · Austellus barb
- Dawkinsia chalakkudiensis · Chalakkudi barb
- Dawkinsia denisonii · Denison barb
- Dawkinsia exclamatio
- Dawkinsia filamentosa · Filament barb
- Dawkinsia rohani · Rohan's barb
- Dawkinsia rubrotincta
- Dawkinsia srilankensis · Blotched filament barb
- Dawkinsia tambraparniei · Tambraparni barb
- Eechathalakenda incognita
- Enteromius rohani · Rohani barb
- Haludaria afasciata
- Haludaria fasciata · Melon barb
- Haludaria kannikattiensis
- Haludaria melanampyx
- Hypselobarbus bicolor
- Hypselobarbus carnaticus · Carnatic carp
- Hypselobarbus curmuca · Curmuca barb
- Hypselobarbus dobsoni · Krishna carp
- Hypselobarbus dubius · Nilgiris barb
- Hypselobarbus gracilis
- Hypselobarbus jerdoni · Jerdon's carp
- Hypselobarbus keralaensis
- Hypselobarbus kolus · Kolus
- Hypselobarbus kurali
- Hypselobarbus kushavali
- Hypselobarbus lithopidos · Canara barb
- Hypselobarbus menoni
- Hypselobarbus micropogon · Korhi barb
- Hypselobarbus mussullah · Mussullah barb
- Hypselobarbus nilgiriensis
- Hypselobarbus nitidus · Kerala beauty
- Hypselobarbus periyarensis
- Hypselobarbus procerus · Attappady Barb
- Hypselobarbus pseudomussullah
- Hypselobarbus pulchellus · Haragi barb
- Hypselobarbus tamiraparaniei
- Hypselobarbus thomassi · Red Canarese barb
- Hypselobarbus vaigaiensis
- Hypsibarbus myitkyinae
- Labeo kaage
- Naziritor chelynoides · Dark mahseer
- Naziritor zhobensis · Zhobi mahseer
- Neolissochilus acutirostris
- Neolissochilus capudelphinus
- Neolissochilus hexagonolepis · Copper mahseer
- Neolissochilus hexastichus · Khavli mahseer
- Neolissochilus micropthalmus
- Neolissochilus minimus
- Neolissochilus pnar
- Neolissochilus spinulosus · Spinulosus mahseer
- Neolissochilus tamiraparaniensis
- Neolissochilus vittatus · Kooli barb
- Neolissochilus wynaadensis · Wayanad mahseer
- Oreichthys elianae
- Pethia ambassis
- Pethia arunachalensis
- Pethia atra
- Pethia aurea
- Pethia bandula · Bandula barb
- Pethia canius
- Pethia chakpiensis
- Pethia conchonius · Rosy barb
- Pethia cumingii · Two-spot barb
- Pethia didi
- Pethia dikhuensis
- Pethia expletiforis
- Pethia gelius · Golden barb
- Pethia guganio · Glass barb
- Pethia longicauda
- Pethia lutea
- Pethia manipurensis
- Pethia meingangbii · Ngakha-Meingangbi
- Pethia melanomaculata · Fire fin barb
- Pethia muvattupuzhaensis
- Pethia narayani · Narayan barb
- Pethia nigripinnis
- Pethia nigrofasciata · Black ruby barb
- Pethia phutunio · Dwarf barb
- Pethia poiensis
- Pethia pookodensis
- Pethia punctata
- Pethia reval · Red-finned barb
- Pethia rutila
- Pethia sahit
- Pethia sanjaymoluri
- Pethia setnai · Indigo barb
- Pethia shalynius · Shalyni barb
- Pethia sharmai · Chennai sawfin barb
- Pethia stoliczkana
- Pethia striata · Kudremukh barb
- Pethia ticto · Ticto barb
- Pethia yuensis
- Plesiopuntius bimaculatus · Redside barb
- Poropuntius burtoni
- Poropuntius clavatus · Stedman barb
- Poropuntius opisthopterus
- Puntius amphibius · Scarlet-banded barb
- Puntius arenatus
- Puntius cauveriensis · Cauvery barb
- Puntius chola · Swamp barb
- Puntius crescentus
- Puntius deccanensis · Deccan barb
- Puntius dolichopterus · Long-fin Kerala barb
- Puntius dorsalis · Long-snouted barb
- Puntius euspilurus · Slim barb
- Puntius fraseri · Fraser's barb
- Puntius kamalika · Kami barb
- Puntius kelumi · Red-eye barb
- Puntius khohi
- Puntius kyphus · Hump-backed puntius
- Puntius layardi · Layard's barb
- Puntius madhusoodani
- Puntius mahecola · Mahecola barb
- Puntius melanostigma
- Puntius morehensis
- Puntius mudumalaiensis
- Puntius muzaffarpurensis
- Puntius nangalensis
- Puntius nelsoni · Travancore yellow barb
- Puntius nigronotus · Malabar black-backed barb
- Puntius ocellus · Tail-eyed puntius
- Puntius parrah
- Puntius punjabensis · Punjabi popra
- Puntius puntio · Puntio barb
- Puntius sahyadriensis · Khavli barb
- Puntius sanctus · Divine barb
- Puntius sophore · Pool barb
- Puntius stigma
- Puntius terio · Onespot barb
- Puntius tetraspilus · Four-striped barb
- Puntius thermalis · Sri Lanka swamp barb
- Puntius viridis · Spot-fin green barb
- Puntius vittatus · Greenstripe barb
- Puntius waageni · Salt Range barb
- Rohanella titteya · Cherry barb
- Systomus asoka · Asoka barb
- Systomus chryseus
- Systomus gracilus
- Systomus immaculatus
- Systomus jayarami
- Systomus laticeps · Travancore Systomus
- Systomus martenstyni · Martenstyn's barb
- Systomus pleurotaenia · Black-lined barb
- Systomus rufus · Red finned kuruva
- Systomus sarana · Olive barb
- Tariqilabeo kaladanensis
- Tor barakae · Barak mahseer
- Tor khudree · Deccan mahseer
- Tor kulkarnii · Dwarf mahseer
- Tor malabaricus · Malabar mahseer
- Tor putitora · Putitor mahseer
- Tor remadevii · Hump-backed mahseer
- Tor sattalensis
- Tor tor · Tor barb
Catfish · 34
- Ailia coila · Gang tengra
- Akysis manipurensis
- Amblyceps vayavy
- Bagarius bagarius · Giant devil catfish
- Batasio batasio
- Chaca chaca · Frogmouth catfish
- Clarias batrachus · Walking catfish
- Clarias brachysoma · Sri Lankan walking catfish
- Clarias dayi
- Clarias dussumieri · Dussumier's catfish
- Erethistes pusillus · Giant moth catfish
- Gagata cenia · Torrent catfish
- Glyptothorax sentimereni
- Glyptothorax trilineatus · Three-lined torrent catfish
- Hemibagrus nemurus · Asian redtail catfish
- Heteropneustes fossilis · Stinging catfish
- Mystus tengara · Tengara catfish
- Mystus vittatus · Striped catfish
- Olyra longicaudata
- Ompok argestes · Wetzone butter catfish
- Ompok bimaculatus · Two-spot glass catfish
- Ompok canio · Glass catfish
- Ompok ceylonensis · Dryzone butter catfish
- Ompok karunkodu
- Ompok malabaricus · Malabar butter catfish
- Ompok pabda · Pabda catfish
- Ompok pabo · Pabo catfish
- Pangasius pangasius · Pangas catfish
- Pangasius silasi
- Pseudecheneis likimroensis
- Pseudolaguvia khairii
- Sperata seenghala · Giant river catfish
- Tachysurus ussuriensis · Chinese bagrid catfish
- Wallago attu · Wallago
Danios & Rasboras · 56
- Betadevario ramachandrani
- Chela cachius · Silver hatchet barb
- Chela kaladanensis
- Chela macrolepis
- Danio albolineatus · Pearl danio
- Danio annulosus
- Danio assamila · Assam danio
- Danio dangila · Moustached danio
- Danio jaintianensis
- Danio meghalayensis · Meghalaya danio
- Danio rerio · Zebra danio
- Danionella priapus
- Devario acuticephala · Manipur danio
- Devario aequipinnatus · Giant danio
- Devario altus
- Devario anomalus
- Devario coxi
- Devario deruptotalea
- Devario devario · Bengal danio
- Devario fraseri
- Devario malabaricus · Malabar danio
- Devario manipurensis
- Devario memorialis
- Devario micronema
- Devario neilgherriensis · Nilgiri danio
- Devario pathirana · Barred danio
- Devario yuensis
- Esomus danrica · Flying barb
- Esomus thermoicos
- Horadandia atukorali · Green carplet
- Horadandia brittani · Dwarf Fire Rasbora
- Laubuka fasciata
- Laubuka hema
- Laubuka khujairokensis
- Laubuka lankensis
- Laubuka latens
- Laubuka laubuca · Indian glass barb
- Laubuka parafasciata
- Laubuka tenella
- Laubuka trevori
- Laubuka varuna
- Rasbora adisi · Gal oya striped rasbora
- Rasbora armitagei
- Rasbora ataenia
- Rasbora dandia · Broad Stripe Rasbora
- Rasbora daniconius · Slender rasbora
- Rasbora kobonensis
- Rasbora labiosa · Slender rasbora
- Rasbora microcephala
- Rasbora naggsi
- Rasbora neilgherriensis · Nilgiri danio
- Rasbora ornata
- Rasbora rasbora · Gangetic scissortail rasbora
- Rasbora wilpita · Sri Lankan Rainbow Rasbora
- Rasboroides pallidus · Fire rasbora
- Rasboroides vaterifloris · Pearly rasbora
Eels · 27
- Anguilla bengalensis · Indian mottled eel
- Anguilla marmorata · Giant mottled eel
- Gangaichthys indonepalicus
- Macrognathus albus
- Macrognathus aral · One-stripe spiny eel
- Macrognathus fasciatus
- Macrognathus guentheri · Malabar spiny eel
- Macrognathus lineatomaculatus
- Macrognathus morehensis
- Macrognathus pancalus · Barred spiny eel
- Macrognathus pentophthalmos · Sri Lanka spiny eel
- Macrognathus zebrinus · Zebra spiny eel
- Mastacembelus alboguttatus · Starlight eel
- Mastacembelus armatus · Zig-zag eel
- Mastacembelus malabaricus · Malabar spiny eel
- Monopterus albus · Asian swamp eel
- Monopterus desilvai · Desilva's blind eel
- Monopterus digressus
- Monopterus ichthyophoides
- Monopterus indicus · Bombay swamp eel
- Monopterus rongsaw
- Monopterus roseni
- Ophichthys cuchia · Gangetic mudeel
- Ophichthys fossorius · Malabar swamp eel
- Ophisternon bengalense · Bengal mudeel
- Rakthamichthys anchi
- Rakthamichthys indicus · Eapen's swamp eel
Gobies & Gudgeons · 37
- Acentrogobius viridipunctatus · Spotted green goby
- Awaous dayi
- Awaous keralaensis
- Awaous melanocephalus · Largesnout goby
- Awaous myanmarensis
- Awaous ocellaris · Ocellated river goby
- Bathygobius cotticeps · Cheekscaled frill-goby
- Bathygobius fuscus · Dusky frillgoby
- Boleophthalmus boddarti · Boddart's goggle-eyed goby
- Boleophthalmus dussumieri · Indian mudskipper
- Bostrychus sinensis · Four-eyed sleeper
- Brachygobius nunus · Bumblebee fish
- Butis bargabhimae
- Butis butis · Duckbill sleeper
- Butis koilomatodon · Pitted sleeper
- Eleotris fusca · Dusky sleeper
- Eugnathogobius mindora · Stripe-face Calamiana
- Glossogobius giuris · Tank goby
- Gobiopterus chuno · Glass goby
- Hypseleotris cyprinoides · Tropical carp-gudgeon
- Mugilogobius tigrinus · Tiger dwarf goby
- Oligolepis acutipennis · Sharptail goby
- Ophiocara porocephalum · Northern mud sleeper
- Periophthalmodon schlosseri · Giant mudskipper
- Periophthalmodon septemradiatus · Freshwater mudskipper
- Periophthalmus chrysospilos · Gold-spotted mudskipper
- Periophthalmus kalolo · Common mudskipper
- Periophthalmus novemradiatus · Small mudskipper
- Periophthalmus waltoni · Walton's mudskipper
- Pseudogobiopsis oligactis
- Redigobius balteatus · Girdled goby
- Scartelaos histophorus · Walking goby
- Scartelaos tenuis · Slender mudskipper
- Sicyopterus griseus
- Sicyopterus lagocephalus · Bichique
- Stenogobius gymnopomus
- Stigmatogobius sadanundio · Knight goby
Gouramis · 11
- Anabas cobojius · Gangetic Koi
- Anabas testudineus · Climbing perch
- Belontia signata · Ceylonese Combtail
- Ctenops nobilis · Frail gourami
- Malpulutta kretseri · Ornate Paradisefish
- Osphronemus goramy · Giant gourami
- Pseudosphromenus cupanus · Spiketail paradisefish
- Pseudosphromenus dayi · Day's Licorice Gourami
- Trichogaster chuna · Honey gourami
- Trichogaster fasciata · Banded gourami
- Trichopodus pectoralis · Snakeskin gourami
Killifish · 7
- Aphaniops stoliczkanus · Arabian killifish
- Aplocheilus blockii · Green panchax
- Aplocheilus dayi · Day's panchax
- Aplocheilus kirchmayeri · Dwarf panchax of Goa
- Aplocheilus lineatus · Striped panchax
- Aplocheilus panchax · Blue panchax
- Aplocheilus werneri
Livebearers · 2
- Dermogenys brachynotopterus
- Dermogenys burmanica · Burmese halfbeak
Loaches · 216
- Aborichthys barapensis
- Aborichthys boutanensis
- Aborichthys cataracta
- Aborichthys elongatus · Red-tailed squirrel loach
- Aborichthys garoensis
- Aborichthys iphipaniensis
- Aborichthys kailashi
- Aborichthys kempi
- Aborichthys palinensis
- Aborichthys pangensis
- Aborichthys rosammai
- Aborichthys tikaderi
- Aborichthys uniobarensis
- Aborichthys verticauda
- Aborichthys waikhomi
- Acanthocobitis longipinnis · Zipper loach
- Acanthocobitis pavonacea · Spearfin loach
- Acantopsis multistigmatus · Horseface loach
- Acoura savona · Half-banded Loach
- Balitora brucei · Bruce's stream loach
- Balitora chipkali
- Balitora eddsi
- Balitora jalpalli
- Balitora laticauda
- Balitora longibarbata
- Balitora mysorensis · Mysore hillstream loach
- Bhavania arunachalensis
- Bhavania australis · Southern torrent loach
- Botia almorhae · Yoyo loach
- Botia birdi · Twospotted loach
- Botia dario · Queen loach
- Botia dayi · Day's loach
- Botia lohachata · Yoyo loach
- Botia rostrata · Gangetic loach
- Botia striata · Zebra loach
- Botia variegata · Variegated loach
- Canthophrys gongota · Gongota loach
- Cobitis arenata · Zipper loach
- Cobitis chlorosoma · Zipper loach
- Cobitis turio · Mottled loach
- Ghatsa menoni
- Ghatsa montana · Anamalai loach
- Ghatsa silasi
- Hemimyzon indicus
- Homaloptera bilineata · Two-lined hillstream loach
- Homaloptera ogilviei
- Homalopteroides manipurensis
- Indoreonectes evezardi · Evezard's loach
- Indoreonectes keralensis · Kerala Loach
- Indoreonectes neeleshi
- Indoreonectes rajeevi
- Indoreonectes telanganaensis
- Koima monilis · Spotted loach
- Koima remadevii
- Lepidocephalichthys alkaia · Alkaia loach
- Lepidocephalichthys annandalei · Annandale loach
- Lepidocephalichthys arunachalensis
- Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei · Burmese loach
- Lepidocephalichthys coromandelensis
- Lepidocephalichthys goalparensis
- Lepidocephalichthys guntea · Guntea loach
- Lepidocephalichthys irrorata · Loktak loach
- Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi · Jonklaas's loach
- Lepidocephalichthys longipinnis · Longfin kuhli loach
- Lepidocephalichthys manipurensis · Yu loach
- Lepidocephalichthys thermalis · Indian spiny loach
- Mesonoemacheilus herrei
- Mesonoemacheilus menoni · Periyar blotched loach
- Mesonoemacheilus pambarensis · Pambar banded loach
- Mesonoemacheilus petrubanarescui
- Mesonoemacheilus remadevii · Devi's loach
- Mustura chhimtuipuiensis
- Mustura daral
- Mustura harkishorei
- Mustura prashadi
- Mustura sijuensis
- Mustura subhashi
- Mustura taretensis
- Mustura walongensis
- Nemacheilus anguilla · Black lined loach
- Nemacheilus corica · Corica loach
- Nemacheilus guentheri · Gunther's loach
- Nemacheilus kaimurensis
- Nemacheilus periyarensis · Periyar reticulated loach
- Nemacheilus pulchellus
- Nemacheilus stigmofasciatus
- Nemacheilus triangularis · Zodiac loach
- Nemachilichthys ruppelli · Mongoose loach
- Nemachilichthys shimogensis · Shimoga loach
- Neoeucirrhichthys maydelli · Goalpara loach
- Neonoemacheilus assamensis
- Neonoemacheilus labeosus
- Neonoemacheilus morehensis
- Pangio ammophila
- Pangio apoda
- Pangio bashai
- Pangio bhujia
- Pangio goaensis · Goa kuhli loach
- Pangio pangia · Black kuhli loach
- Pangio pathala
- Paracanthocobitis abutwebi · Zipper loach
- Paracanthocobitis aurea
- Paracanthocobitis botia · Mottled loach
- Paracanthocobitis hijumensis
- Paracanthocobitis linypha
- Paracanthocobitis marmorata
- Paracanthocobitis mooreh · Mooreh loach
- Paracanthocobitis rubidipinnis · Cherry fin loach
- Paracanthocobitis triangula · Wedged zipper loach
- Paracanthocobitis tumitensis
- Paracanthocobitis urophthalma · Sand loach
- Paracanthocobitis zonalternans · Zona loach
- Paraschistura alepidota
- Paraschistura bampurensis · Bampur loach
- Paraschistura kessleri · Kessler's loach
- Paraschistura lepidocaulis
- Paraschistura lindbergi
- Paraschistura microlabra
- Paraschistura montana
- Paraschistura naseeri
- Paraschistura pakistanica
- Paraschistura prashari
- Paraschistura punjabensis
- Physoschistura chindwinensis
- Physoschistura dikrongensis
- Physoschistura elongata
- Physoschistura ranikhetensis
- Physoschistura tigrinum
- Physoschistura tuivaiensis
- Rhyacoschistura manipurensis
- Schistura afasciata
- Schistura aizawlensis
- Schistura altipedunculata
- Schistura anambarensis
- Schistura andrewi
- Schistura arifi
- Schistura beavani · Creek loach
- Schistura bhimachari
- Schistura carletoni
- Schistura chindwinica
- Schistura curtistigma
- Schistura dayi
- Schistura denisoni · Denison loach
- Schistura devdevi · Saddleback loach
- Schistura doonensis
- Schistura fasciata
- Schistura ferruginea
- Schistura gangetica
- Schistura harnaiensis
- Schistura himachalensis · Ring loach
- Schistura hiranyakeshi
- Schistura horai
- Schistura kalikholaensis
- Schistura kangjupkhulensis
- Schistura khugae
- Schistura kodaguensis
- Schistura kohatensis
- Schistura koladynensis
- Schistura larketensis · Khung loach
- Schistura liyaiensis
- Schistura machensis
- Schistura macrolepis
- Schistura maculosa
- Schistura madhavai
- Schistura minuta
- Schistura mizoramensis
- Schistura mukambbikaensis
- Schistura multifasciata
- Schistura nagaensis
- Schistura nagodiensis
- Schistura nebeshwari
- Schistura nilgiriensis
- Schistura notostigma · Fighting loach
- Schistura obliquofascia
- Schistura papulifera
- Schistura paucireticulata
- Schistura phamhringi
- Schistura porocephala
- Schistura rajasthanica
- Schistura rebuw
- Schistura reticulata
- Schistura reticulofasciata
- Schistura rubrimaculata
- Schistura rupecula
- Schistura scaturigina · Victory Loach
- Schistura scripta
- Schistura scyphovecteta
- Schistura semiarmata · Dotted loach
- Schistura shadiwalensis
- Schistura sharavathiensis
- Schistura sikmaiensis · River loach
- Schistura singhi
- Schistura striata
- Schistura syngkai
- Schistura tigrina
- Schistura tirapensis · Tirap stone loach
- Schistura vinciguerrae · Vinciguerra's Stone Loach
- Schistura zonata
- Travancoria elongata
- Travancoria jonesi · Travancore loach
- Triplophysa brahui
- Triplophysa choprai
- Triplophysa drassensis
- Triplophysa gracilis · Snow loach
- Triplophysa kashmirensis
- Triplophysa marmorata · Kashmir Triplophysa-loach
- Triplophysa microps · Leh triplophysa loach
- Triplophysa shehensis
- Triplophysa stewarti · Stewart's stone loach
- Triplophysa stolickai · Tibetan stone loach
- Triplophysa tenuicauda
- Triplophysa trewavasae
- Triplophysa yasinensis · Yasin stone loach
- Turcinoemacheilus himalaya
- Turcinoemacheilus ilamensis
- Yasuhikotakia morleti · Skunk loach
Pufferfish · 5
- Carinotetraodon imitator · Dwarf Malabar puffer
- Carinotetraodon travancoricus · Pea puffer
- Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Topaz puffer
- Dichotomyctere nigroviridis · Green spotted puffer
- Leiodon cutcutia · Ocellated puffer
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