Fish

Fish are enemies in the original Crash Bandicoot game, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, and their remastered versions in the N. Sane Trilogy. They are common in river-themed levels.

Crash Bandicoot
In Crash Bandicoot, fish are colorful and jump in and out of the river in an arc, damaging Crash when touched. They appear in Upstream and Up the Creek, and can be defeated by spinning.

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Mechanical fish appear in Hang Eight, Air Crash and Plant Food. They behave the same as the fish from the previous game, and are defeated by spinning.

Dansu! De Jump! Na Daibouken
In this manga based off of Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, piranhas appear jumping out of the water when Crash drives the jet board. He attempts to dodge them, but fails and gets bitten.

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Fish reprise their respective roles in the N. Sane Trilogy. However, the Crash Bandicoot fish's design was altered: they are now red-colored and have teeth.

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
A lone fish makes a cameo appearance in Crash Cove in Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. This particular fish jumps.

Names in other languages
Poisson Pesce fluviale トロピカフィッシュ