Fish of Kyrgyzstan

Common Catfish - Silurus glanis In the republics of Central Asia, the catfish is found in the basin of the Aral Sea ...

Snakehead - Channa (Ophiocephalus) argus A freshwater fish that reaches a length of about 110 cm and a weight of 9 kg. ...

Amur Goby - Rhinogobius brunneus = R. similis Like the Amur loach, this species was introduced into the water bodies ...

Mississippi Gambusia - Gambusia affinis Small livebearing fish from America. Most gambusias are freshwater, although ...

Balkhash Perch - Perca schrenki In the water bodies of Kyrgyzstan, representatives of this family were absent until ...

Zander - Zander lucioperca - Lucioperca lucioperca The zander is a typical lake-river fish that can also live in ...

Turkestan sculpin - Cottus spinulosus The Turkestan sculpin, like the Turkestan loach, is another exotic species of ...

Turkestan Loach - Glyptosternum reticulatum This small fish, measuring 20–25 centimeters in length, is quite widely ...

Nine-spined stickleback - Pungitius platygaster This fish is the smallest species of sticklebacks. It differs from the ...

Aral Loach - Cobitis aralensis This is a small fish measuring 6—8 cm, rarely reaching 12—13 cm. It is found in Central ...

Tibetan loach - Triplophysa (Noemacheilus) stoliczkai It has a bare body, with a fold of skin extending from the eye ...

Abbottina river (Amur loach, Chinese loach) - Abbottina rivularis A representative of the Chinese faunal complex. The ...