List of fish in Pakistan

Wildlife of Pakistan
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Rohu

There are 531 species of fish in Pakistan. 233 of them are of fresh water.^[1] Mahseer is the national fish of Pakistan. Here is a list of these fishes:

Notopterus notoperus
Notopterus chitala
Naziritor zhobensis
Triplophysa stoliczkai - Deosai only
Diptyichus maculatus - Deosai only
Ptychobarbus conirostis - Deosai only

Family Cyprinidae

Thela Fish

Tor putitora - Mahasher "(National fish of Pakistan)"
Labeo rohita - Rohu
Catla catla - Thela/theri Fish
Labeo calabasu - Dahi

Family Clupeidae

Gudusia chapra
Tenualosa ilisha

Family Chandidae

Spiny-rayed fishes

Gourami

Rainbow Trout

Exotic species

Salmo trutta - Brown trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss - Rainbow trout
European Carp
Cyprinus carpio - Also known as Common Carp
Chinese Carps
Ctenopharyngodon idella -Grass carp
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix - Silver carp
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis -Big head carp

References

↑ Dg., Dayyal (April 28, 2009) [2009]. "Edible Fishes in Pakistan". BIOSCIENCE. BIOSCIENCE PK, LLC. ISSN 2521-5760. Retrieved March 18, 2019.

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