Field Guide
Freshwater Sharks
Freshwater sharks earn their name through their streamlined bodies and prominent dorsal fins - most are Cyprinids rather than true sharks. Browse our species guides below.
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Red-tailed Black Shark
Epalzeorhynchos bicolor
Iridescent Shark
Pangasius hypophthalmus
Rainbow Shark
Epalzeorhynchos frenatum
Bala Shark
Balantiocheilos melanopterus
Harlequin Shark
Labeo cyclorhynchus
Black Shark
Labeo chrysophekadion
Chinese High Fin Banded Shark
Myxocyprinus asiaticus
Apollo Shark
Luciosoma setigerum
Burnt Tail Shark
Balantiocheilos ambusticauda