Freshwater Fishes Of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. It is situated in the middle of Indian Ocean. Because of being an island, Sri Lanka has many freshwater fauna, including fish, crabs, molluscs, and other aquatic insects. This is a partial list of fish species found in ...more ↓

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Indian Mottled Eel ¹
Anguilla bengalensis

Shortfin Eel ²
Anguilla bicolor

Spotted Snakehead ³
Channa punctata

Kelaart's Dwarf Snakehead
Channa kelaartii

Channa ara ⁴

Striped Snakehead ³
Channa striata

Ceylon Snakehead ⁵
Channa orientalis

Attentive Carplet ⁶
Amblypharyngodon melettinus

Dawkinsia singhala ⁷

Dawkinsia srilankensis

Giant Danio ⁸
Devario aequipinnatus

Malabar Danio ⁹
Devario malabaricus

Indian Flying Barb ¹⁰
Esomus danrica

Esomus thermoicos ¹¹

Laubuka lankensis

Labeo heladiva ⁴

Green Carplet ¹²
Horadandia atukorali

Barred Danio
Devario pathirana

Ceylon Logsucker
Garra ceylonensis

Garra phillipsi

Labeo fisheri

Laubuka ruhuna

Laubuka varuna

Puntius kamalika

Puntius kelumi

Swamp Barb ³
Puntius chola

Long snouted barb ¹³
Puntius dorsalis

Puntius bimaculatus

Puntius amphibius ¹⁴

Cherry Barb ¹⁵
Puntius titteya

Pethia cumingii

Pethia reval

Pethia melanomaculata

Greenstripe Barb ¹⁶
Puntius vittatus

Rasbora armitagei

Pethia bandula

Tic-tac-toe Barb ¹⁷
Pethia stoliczkana

Ticto Barb ¹⁸
Pethia ticto

Rasboroides nigromarginatus

Rasbora caverii

Slender Rasbora ¹⁹
Rasbora daniconius

Rasboroides pallidus

Rasbora wilpita ²⁰

Rasboroides rohani

Systomus martenstyni ²¹

Side-striped Barb ¹³
Systomus pleurotaenia

Systomus asoka ¹³

Rasboroides vaterifloris

Systomus timbiri

Systomus spilurus

Schistura madhavai

Olive Barb
Systomus sarana

Schistura scripta ⁴

Deccan Mahseer ²²
Tor khudree

Acanthocobitis urophthalmus

Spotback Loach ²⁰
Schistura notostigma

Mystus ankutta

Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi ²⁰

Common Spiny Loach
Lepidocephalichthys thermalis

Ompok argestes

Gangetic Mystus ²³
Mystus cavasius

Gulio Catfish ²⁴
Mystus gulio

Mystus keletius

Striped Dwarf Catfish ²⁵
Mystus vittatus

Ompok ceylonensis

Butter Catfish ²⁶
Ompok bimaculatus

Aplocheilus werneri

Wallago ²⁷
Wallago attu

Ceylon killifish ²⁸
Aplocheilus dayi

Sri Lankan Walking Catfish
Clarias brachysoma

Dwarf panchax ²⁹
Aplocheilus parvus

Spotted Ricefish
Oryzias carnaticus

Indian Ricefish
Oryzias dancena

Green Chromide ³⁰
Etroplus suratensis

Orange Chromide ³¹
Etroplus maculatus

Climbing Perch ²⁴
Anabas testudineus

Ceylonese Combtail Gourami ³²
Belontia signata

Spotted Gourami ³³
Malpulutta kretseri

Spiketail Gourami ³⁴
Pseudosphromenus cupanus

Bullseye Snakehead ³⁵
Channa marulius

Freshwater Garfish ³⁶
Xenentodon cancila

Crimsontip Gudgeon ³⁷
Butis butis

Sri Lanka five-eyed spiny eel
Macrognathus pentophthalmos

Brown Spine-cheek Gudgeon ³⁸
Eleotris fusca

Tire Track Eel ³⁹
Mastacembelus armatus

Largesnout Goby ⁴⁰
Awaous melanocephalus

Tank Goby ⁴¹
Glossogobius giuris

Schismatogobius deraniyagalai

Sicyopterus griseus

Stiphodon martenstyni

Lipstick goby
Sicyopus jonklaasi

Paintedfin Goby ⁴²
Oligolepis acutipennis

Giant Gourami ⁴³
Osphronemus goramy

Western Mosquitofish ⁴⁴
Gambusia affinis

Guppy ⁴⁵
Poecilia reticulata

Mozambique Tilapia ⁴⁶
Oreochromis mossambicus

three spot gourami ⁴⁷
Trichopodus trichopterus

Nile Tilapia ⁴⁸
Oreochromis niloticus

Rainbow Trout ⁴⁹
Oncorhynchus mykiss

Clown Knifefish ⁵⁰
Chitala ornata

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Freshwater Fishes Of Sri Lanka

Indian Mottled Eel 1 Anguilla bengalensis

Shortfin Eel 2 Anguilla bicolor

Spotted Snakehead 3 Channa punctata

Kelaart's Dwarf Snakehead Channa kelaartii

Striped Snakehead 3 Channa striata

Ceylon Snakehead 5 Channa orientalis

Attentive Carplet 6 Amblypharyngodon melettinus

Giant Danio 8 Devario aequipinnatus

Malabar Danio 9 Devario malabaricus

Indian Flying Barb 10 Esomus danrica

Green Carplet 12 Horadandia atukorali

Barred Danio Devario pathirana

Ceylon Logsucker Garra ceylonensis

Swamp Barb 3 Puntius chola

Long snouted barb 13 Puntius dorsalis

Cherry Barb 15 Puntius titteya

Greenstripe Barb 16 Puntius vittatus

Tic-tac-toe Barb 17 Pethia stoliczkana

Ticto Barb 18 Pethia ticto

Slender Rasbora 19 Rasbora daniconius

Side-striped Barb 13 Systomus pleurotaenia

Olive Barb Systomus sarana

Deccan Mahseer 22 Tor khudree

Spotback Loach 20 Schistura notostigma

Common Spiny Loach Lepidocephalichthys thermalis

Gangetic Mystus 23 Mystus cavasius

Gulio Catfish 24 Mystus gulio

Striped Dwarf Catfish 25 Mystus vittatus

Butter Catfish 26 Ompok bimaculatus

Wallago 27 Wallago attu

Ceylon killifish 28 Aplocheilus dayi

Sri Lankan Walking Catfish Clarias brachysoma

Dwarf panchax 29 Aplocheilus parvus

Spotted Ricefish Oryzias carnaticus

Indian Ricefish Oryzias dancena

Green Chromide 30 Etroplus suratensis

Orange Chromide 31 Etroplus maculatus

Climbing Perch 24 Anabas testudineus

Ceylonese Combtail Gourami 32 Belontia signata

Spotted Gourami 33 Malpulutta kretseri

Spiketail Gourami 34 Pseudosphromenus cupanus

Bullseye Snakehead 35 Channa marulius

Freshwater Garfish 36 Xenentodon cancila

Crimsontip Gudgeon 37 Butis butis

Sri Lanka five-eyed spiny eel Macrognathus pentophthalmos

Brown Spine-cheek Gudgeon 38 Eleotris fusca

Tire Track Eel 39 Mastacembelus armatus

Largesnout Goby 40 Awaous melanocephalus

Tank Goby 41 Glossogobius giuris

Lipstick goby Sicyopus jonklaasi

Paintedfin Goby 42 Oligolepis acutipennis

Giant Gourami 43 Osphronemus goramy

Western Mosquitofish 44 Gambusia affinis

Guppy 45 Poecilia reticulata

Mozambique Tilapia 46 Oreochromis mossambicus

three spot gourami 47 Trichopodus trichopterus

Nile Tilapia 48 Oreochromis niloticus

Rainbow Trout 49 Oncorhynchus mykiss

Clown Knifefish 50 Chitala ornata