Fish guide prioritized for South Asia.
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Catla
Labeo catla
Catla is a large South Asian carp found in warm rivers, reservoirs, and floodplain lakes. It is a fast-growing surface and midwater feeder, valued as an aquaculture and food fish rather than a premier sport species.
Carpa-comum
Cyprinus carpio
Carpa-comum é uma espécie de peixe comum encontrado com frequência em águas adequadas e áreas com estrutura para esta espécie. Este guia resume identificação, habitat e cuidados de pesca.
Mrigal Carp
Cirrhinus cirrhosus
Mrigal carp is a South Asian freshwater cyprinid widely cultured and also found in rivers and floodplain waters. It is a bottom-feeding fish that roots through soft sediment for detritus and benthic organisms.
Rohu
Labeo rohita
Rohu is a large South Asian carp prized for food and pond culture, native to major river systems like the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Indus. It is an herbivorous to omnivorous bottom- and midwater feeder that often schools in rivers, reservoirs, and floodplain waters.
Tigerfish Africano
Hydrocynus vittatus
O tigerfish africano (Hydrocynus vittatus) é um caracídeo africano rápido e predador, conhecido por ataques explosivos e corridas poderosas. Habita grandes rios e lagoas de planície de inundação em grande parte do sul e centro da África.
Alabama Bass
Micropterus henshalli
Alabama Bass (Micropterus henshalli) é um Black Bass nativo da bacia do Rio Mobile e intimamente relacionado ao Spotted Bass. Prefere riachos claros a moderadamente turvos, reservatórios e águas de rejeito com cobertura de rochas, madeira e margens.
Peixe-iguana
Atractosteus spatula
O peixe-iguana é um grande peixe antigo de nadadeiras raiadas de rios lentos, remansos, meandros abandonados e lagos de planície de inundação na bacia do Mississippi e drenagens costeiras próximas. Ele embosca peixes na superfície e pode respirar ar, permitindo sobreviver em águas com baixo oxigênio.
Sábalo Americano
Dorosoma cepedianum
Sábalo Americano é um peixe forrageiro clupeídeo prateado comum em águas quentes e lentas em grande parte do leste e centro da América do Norte. Alimenta-se filtrando plâncton e detritos, e é presa importante para bass, catfish, crappie e outros predadores.
American Pickerel
Esox americanus
American Pickerel (Esox americanus) is a slender, ambush-predatory esocid found in vegetated fresh waters across eastern North America. It is smaller and more delicately built than northern pike or muskellunge, with a duck-bill snout and chainlike markings.
Amur Carp
Cyprinus rubrofuscus
Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus) is a cyprinid carp native to East Asia and widely introduced beyond its original range. It inhabits warm, slow waters and is an adaptable bottom-feeder that can grow large in ponds, lakes, and lowland rivers.
Amur Goby
Rhinogobius similis
Amur goby (Rhinogobius similis) is a small benthic goby associated with cool, clear running water. It is reported from freshwater streams and rivers in East Asia, but available public records can be scattered and some identifications in occurrence data may be uncertain.
Arapaima
Arapaima gigas
Arapaima gigas is one of the world’s largest freshwater fish, native to the Amazon Basin. It breathes air and often rolls or gulps at the surface, making it easy to notice but very challenging to land.