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

Arowanas & Oddballs · 2

Barbs · 159

Catfish · 34

Gobies & Gudgeons · 37

Gouramis · 11

Killifish · 7

Livebearers · 2

Loaches · 216

Pufferfish · 5

A fish appears here when its recorded range includes South Asia; wide-ranging species also appear under other regions. Prefer to browse by the water itself? Explore the waters →

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