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Ayu
Plecoglossus altivelis
Ayu (sweetfish) is an East Asian amphidromous fish that moves between coastal waters and rivers, then lives and feeds in clear streams. It is prized as a table fish and an important seasonal catch where native or stocked.
Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
A powerful tropical fish found in coastal, brackish, and freshwater systems across the Indo-Pacific.
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
A widespread freshwater fish with large scales, barbels, and strong bottom-feeding behavior.
Japanese Seabass
Lateolabrax japonicus
Japanese seabass (Lateolabrax japonicus) is an anadromous coastal predator found in estuaries, bays, surf zones, and river mouths. It feeds on small fish and shrimp and is a popular game fish in East Asia.
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
A highly recognizable North American freshwater predator with a large mouth and green flank pattern.
Mandarin Fish
Siniperca chuatsi
Mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi) is a predatory freshwater perciform native to East Asian rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. It is a specialized ambush hunter that feeds mainly on small fish and is valued as a food fish in China.
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
A cold-water salmonid recognized by a pink lateral band, dark spots, and active feeding behavior.
Aba
Gymnarchus niloticus
Gymnarchus niloticus – the aba, aba aba or frankfish – is an electric fish, living at the bottoms of rivers and lakes. It is the only species in the genus Gymnarchus and the family Gymnarchidae, within the order Osteoglossiformes. It is a long slender fish with no pelvic or anal fins, and a tail fin shaped like a rat's tail. It swims using its elongated dorsal fin, allowing it to keep its body...
Abbott's Moray
Gymnothorax eurostus
Abbott's moray is a reef-associated moray eel known from tropical Indo-Pacific waters, but species-level natural history is not as well documented as for more common reef fishes. It hides in crevices by day and emerges at night to hunt fish and crustaceans.
Abdurahmanov's pugolovka
Benthophilus abdurahmanovi
Abdurahmanov's pugolovka is a brackishwater fish of family Gobiidae. It is found in the northern Caspian Sea and the lower reaches of the rivers Volga and Terek. FishBase treats this taxa as a subspecies of the Azov tadpole goby, and is reported as Benthophilus magistri abdurahmanovi.
Abe's Angelfish
Centropyge abei
Centropyge abei is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a small marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.
Abrau Sprat
Clupeonella abrau
The Abrau sprat is a species of freshwater fish in the family Clupeidae. It is found landlocked in Russia in a single locality, Lake Abrau, located at 70 m above sea level near the Black Sea coast close to Novorossiysk. The lake is small and has been stocked by several alien species, whence the Abrau sprat is considered critically endangered. As a result of the 2019 expedition, several individu...