South Asia Freshwater Fish Group Poster

The major fish species of this group belong either to the Carp or Catfish families. It also includes species such as the Snakeheads and diadromous (a word of Greek origin that means “running across”) species, that can live in both freshwater and saltwater, such as sharks and Barramundi. From left to right Row 1: Common Snowtrout, Fourfinger Threadfin, Vatani Rohtee, Orangefin Labeo, Common Labeo Row 2: Catla, Giant-River Catfish, Milkfish, Great Snakehead Row 3: Mrigal Carp, Sattar Snowtrout, Canary Barb, Long-whiskered Catfish, Pama Croaker Row 4: Bengal Yellowfin Seabream, Garua Bachcha, Roho Labeo, Red Canarese Barb, Pangas Catfish Row 5: Fringed-lipped Peninsula Carp, Longfin Snake-eel, Corsula, Goonch, Assamese Kingfish Row 6: Rita, Scaly Osman, Ganges Shark, Ganges Stingray Row 7: Tor Mahseer, Golden Mahseer, Reba Carp, Spotted Scat, Ganges Stingray Row 8: Seven Khramulya, Silond Catfish, Chirruh Snowtrout, Soldier Catfish, Ganges Stingray Row 9: Olive Barb, Wallago, Dark Mahseer, Günther's Catfish, Four-barred Tigerfish Row 10: Chaguni, Khont, Bata, Borna Snakehead, Krishna Carp Row 11: Jerdon’s Carp, Spotted Catfish, Gangetic Hairfin Anchovy, Orangespotted Snakehead, Hilsa Shad