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47 species

Fish in Asia

Here are 47 species of fish that live in Asia. Every species has its own page with measurements, habitat, behaviour, IUCN conservation status and sources.

Bony Fish1

Chinese Stream Loach
Data Deficient
🐟 Bony Fish

Chinese Stream Loach

Sinibotia simplex

2–8 g
3–6 yrs
Wetland

Sharks1

Whale Shark
Endangered
🐟 Sharks

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

11000–21500 kg
70–130 yrs
Oceancoral_reefCoast

Other45

African Catfish
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

African Catfish

Clarias gariepinus

0.5–60 kg
5–15 yrs
RiverLakeWetland+2
Amur Catfish
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Amur Catfish

Silurus asotus

0.5–8 kg
8–15 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Arctic Charr
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Arctic Charr

Salvelinus alpinus

0.1–15 kg
10–25 yrs
LakeRiverOcean+3
Black Bullhead
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Black Bullhead

Ameiurus melas

0.1–2.3 kg
5–10 yrs
LakeRiverWetland
Bleak
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Bleak

Alburnus alburnus

5–60 g
4–8 yrs
LakeRiverWetland
Blueback Herring
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Blueback Herring

Alosa aestivalis

0.15–0.45 kg
6–10 yrs
RiverLakeCoast+1
Bony Bream
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Bony Bream

Nematalosa erebi

50–400 g
3–7 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Chinese minnow
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Chinese minnow

Rhynchocypris oxycephalus

5–25 g
2–4 yrs
RiverLakeMountain
Chub
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Chub

Squalius cephalus

0.5–4 kg
8–22 yrs
RiverLake
Chub mackerel
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Chub mackerel

Scomber japonicus

0.3–2.8 kg
8–12 yrs
OceanCoast
Chum Salmon
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Chum Salmon

Oncorhynchus keta

3–7 kg
3–7 yrs
OceanRiverCoast
Coho Salmon
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Coho Salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

2.5–16 kg
3–5 yrs
OceanRiverLake+1
Common Dolphinfish (Mahi-mahi)
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Common Dolphinfish (Mahi-mahi)

Coryphaena hippurus

7–40 kg
2–5 yrs
Ocean
Common Gudgeon
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Common Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

5–150 g
3–8 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Common minnow
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Common minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus

2–12 g
3–8 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Crucian carp
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Crucian carp

Carassius carassius

50–3000 g
10–15 yrs
LakeWetlandRiver
Delicate round herring
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Delicate round herring

Spratelloides delicatulus

1–3 g
1–2 yrs
OceanCoastReef
Dojo loach
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Dojo loach

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

10–150 g
5–10 yrs
WetlandRiverLake+1
Dolly Varden
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Dolly Varden

Salvelinus malma

0.5–4.5 kg
6–19 yrs
RiverLakeCoast+1
European Anchovy
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

European Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

10–50 g
3–5 yrs
OceanCoast
European Bitterling
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

European Bitterling

Rhodeus amarus

2–15 g
3–5 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
European cisco
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

European cisco

Coregonus albula

10–150 g
3–10 yrs
LakeWetland
Goldstripe sardinella
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Goldstripe sardinella

Sardinella gibbosa

15–45 g
2–4 yrs
OceanCoastReef
Hemiarius dioctes
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Hemiarius dioctes

Hemiarius dioctes

0.5–3.5 kg
6–12 yrs
CoastOceanMangrove+2
Ide
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Ide

Leuciscus idus

0.5–8 kg
10–25 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Indian pellona
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Indian pellona

Pellona ditchela

15–45 g
2–4 yrs
CoastOceanMangrove+1
Korean Minnow
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Korean Minnow

Nipponocypris koreanus

2–15 g
2–4 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Liobagrus andersoni
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Liobagrus andersoni

Liobagrus andersoni

2–8 g
2–4 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Liobagrus mediadiposalis
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Liobagrus mediadiposalis

Liobagrus mediadiposalis

3–15 g
2–4 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Maraena Whitefish
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Maraena Whitefish

Coregonus maraena

0.5–3.5 kg
8–15 yrs
LakeRiverCoast
Maray
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Maray

Etrumeus sadina

15–35 g
3–5 yrs
OceanCoast
Masu Salmon
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Masu Salmon

Oncorhynchus masou

0.5–4.5 kg
2–5 yrs
RiverOceanCoast
Nile tilapia
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Nile tilapia

Oreochromis niloticus

0.5–4.3 kg
5–10 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Nipponocypris temminckii
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Nipponocypris temminckii

Nipponocypris temminckii

2–15 g
2–4 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Pacific herring
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Pacific herring

Clupea pallasii

50–250 g
8–19 yrs
OceanCoast
Pale chub
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Pale chub

Zacco platypus

20–150 g
3–5 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Pink Salmon
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Pink Salmon

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

1.3–2.7 kg
2–2 yrs
OceanRiverCoast
Prussian Carp
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Prussian Carp

Carassius gibelio

0.1–3 kg
5–12 yrs
LakeRiverWetland
Rudd
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Rudd

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

50–2000 g
8–15 yrs
LakeRiverWetland
Ruffe
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Ruffe

Gymnocephalus cernua

10–200 g
3–11 yrs
LakeRiverWetland
Spined Loach
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Spined Loach

Cobitis taenia

2–6 g
3–5 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Stone loach
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Stone loach

Barbatula barbatula

2–8 g
3–8 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Stone moroco
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Stone moroco

Pseudorasbora parva

2–15 g
3–5 yrs
RiverLakeWetland
Striped eel catfish
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

Striped eel catfish

Plotosus lineatus

0.15–0.45 kg
3–5 yrs
OceanCoastReef+1
White Bream
Least Concern
🐟 Fish

White Bream

Blicca bjoerkna

0.1–1.5 kg
8–15 yrs
LakeRiverWetland