Asia · Fish by region

Fish of West & Central Asia

The Middle East, the Caucasus and the Aral–Caspian basins of Central Asia.

310 species across 8 families

South-west and Central Asia: the Tigris–Euphrates and the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, the Iranian plateau, the Caucasus, and the Aral–Caspian drainages of the Central-Asian republics and Afghanistan. A relict fauna of killifish (Aphanius), cyprinids and loaches.

310 of 310 species

Barbs · 72

Catfish · 3

Danios & Rasboras · 1

Eels · 1

Gobies & Gudgeons · 6

Loaches · 188

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

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