Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of pelagic fish, mostly from the family Scombridae. They are found in both temperate and tropical seas, mostly living along the coast or offshore in the oceanic environment.
Herring are various species of forage fish, mostly belonging to the family of Clupeidae.
The term carp is a generic common name for numerous species of freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae, a very large clade of ray-finned fish mostly native to Eurasia. While carp are prized quarries and are valued as both food and ornamental fish in many parts of the Old World, they are considered trash fish and invasive pests in many parts of Africa, Australia and most of the United States.
Squalius microlepis is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.
The Tanganyika lates is a species of lates perch endemic to Lake Tanganyika. It is a widespread predator on other fishes. This species can reach a length of 200 centimetres (79 in) SL and the greatest recorded weight is 100 kilograms (220 lb). This species is important commercially and is also popular as a game fish. It is threatened by the pressures that these activities put upon the population.
The forktail lates is a species of lates perch endemic to Lake Tanganyika. Juveniles inhabit inshore habitats, moving as adults to open-water pelagic zones where it preys on other fishes. This species can reach a length of 93 centimetres (37 in) TL and the greatest reported weight of this species is 8.3 kilograms (18 lb). It is a commercially important species and is also popular as a game fish.
The small scaled nothobranch is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is [occurs in northeastern Africa on Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is intermittent freshwater wetlands.
Cirrhinus is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. Members of this genus are native to freshwater in South Asia, Indochina and southern China.
The mrigal carp, also known as the white carp, is a species of ray-finned fish in the carp family. Native to streams and rivers in India, the only surviving wild population is in the Cauvery River, leading to its IUCN rating as vulnerable. It is widely aquafarmed, and introduced populations exist outside its native range. It reaches a maximum length of 1 m (3.3 ft). This species and Cirrhinus mrigala are considered distinct.
Henicorhynchus inornatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Henicorhynchus, although some authorities classify it as member of the genus Cirrhinus. It is only found in the Irrawaddy and Sittang basins in Myanmar.
Cirrhinus jullieni is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cirrhinus. Many authorities regard C. jullieni as a synonym of Cirrhinus molitorella.
Cirrhinus rubirostris is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Tenasserim River basin in southeastern Myanmar. It grows to 17.2 cm (6.8 in) SL. It is fished for local consumption, and sold on small local markets.
Cirrhinus mrigala is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cirrhinus. It is found in northern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. This species and the Mrigal carp are both considered distinct.
Neobarynotus microlepis is a species of cyprinid fish found is Southeast Asia. It is the only member of its genus.
Plagiognathops microlepis, the smallscale yellowfin, is a species of cyprinid fish found in China and Russia. It is the only member of its genus.
Acanthobrama microlepis, called the blackbrow bleak or the Caucasian bream, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It reaches a maximum size of 25 cm (9.8 in) TL. The species is found in lakes and rivers of the southwestern Caspian Sea drainage basin, including Sefīd-Rūd, Kura River and Aras River. It has also been introduced to Iraq.
The Reba carp is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cirrhinus. This freshwater edible fish is found in large streams, rivers, tanks, lakes, reservoirs. It is native to Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan.
The Indian carplet is a species of carplet in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in India and Bangladesh.
