The invention relates to an automatic fish sorting system based on image recognition, and belongs to the technical field of sorting systems. The automatic fish sorting system comprises a sorting system and a cloud server; the cloud server is in communication connection with the sorting system; and the sorting system comprises an image recognition module, a weighing module, a measuring module, an image collecting module, a warehouse, a sorting module, an image searching module and a communication module. The image recognition technology and the sorting system are combined for identifying and sorting fish, fish can be subjected to classification and identification, length measurement, width measurement, weight measurement, video recording, photo shooting, position positioning and traceability of data simultaneously, digital conversion of fish sorting is conducted, the operating cost is reduced, the operation efficiency is high, the error rate is low, data are more complete, through satellite and 5G automatic switching, the communication stability is ensured, and the communication cost is reduced.