Freshwater Fishes Of Sri Lanka

Indian Mottled Eel
Anguilla bengalensis 1
Shortfin Eel
Anguilla bicolor 2
Spotted Snakehead
Channa punctata 3
Kelaart's Dwarf Snakehead
Channa kelaartii
Channa ara
Channa ara 4
Striped Snakehead
Channa striata 3
Ceylon Snakehead
Channa orientalis 5
Attentive Carplet
Amblypharyngodon melettinus 6
Dawkinsia singhala
Dawkinsia singhala 7
Dawkinsia srilankensis
Dawkinsia srilankensis
Giant Danio
Devario aequipinnatus 8
Malabar Danio
Devario malabaricus 9
Indian Flying Barb
Esomus danrica 10
Esomus thermoicos
Esomus thermoicos 11
Laubuka lankensis
Laubuka lankensis
Labeo heladiva
Labeo heladiva 4
Green Carplet
Horadandia atukorali 12
Barred Danio
Devario pathirana
Ceylon Logsucker
Garra ceylonensis
Garra phillipsi
Garra phillipsi
Labeo fisheri
Labeo fisheri
Laubuka ruhuna
Laubuka ruhuna
Laubuka varuna
Laubuka varuna
Puntius kamalika
Puntius kamalika
Puntius kelumi
Puntius kelumi
Swamp Barb
Puntius chola 3
Long snouted barb
Puntius dorsalis 13
Puntius bimaculatus
Puntius bimaculatus
Puntius amphibius
Puntius amphibius 14
Cherry Barb
Puntius titteya 15
Pethia cumingii
Pethia cumingii
Pethia reval
Pethia reval
Pethia melanomaculata
Pethia melanomaculata
Greenstripe Barb
Puntius vittatus 16
Rasbora armitagei
Rasbora armitagei
Pethia bandula
Pethia bandula
Tic-tac-toe Barb
Pethia stoliczkana 17
Ticto Barb
Pethia ticto 18
Rasboroides nigromarginatus
Rasboroides nigromarginatus
Rasbora caverii
Rasbora caverii
Slender Rasbora
Rasbora daniconius 19
Rasboroides pallidus
Rasboroides pallidus
Rasbora wilpita
Rasbora wilpita 20
Rasboroides rohani
Rasboroides rohani
Systomus martenstyni
Systomus martenstyni 21
Side-striped Barb
Systomus pleurotaenia 13
Systomus asoka
Systomus asoka 13
Rasboroides vaterifloris
Rasboroides vaterifloris
Systomus timbiri
Systomus timbiri
Systomus spilurus
Systomus spilurus
Schistura madhavai
Schistura madhavai
Olive Barb
Systomus sarana
Schistura scripta
Schistura scripta 4
Deccan Mahseer
Tor khudree 22
Acanthocobitis urophthalmus
Acanthocobitis urophthalmus
Spotback Loach
Schistura notostigma 20
Mystus ankutta
Mystus ankutta
Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi
Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi 20
Common Spiny Loach
Lepidocephalichthys thermalis
Ompok argestes
Ompok argestes
Gangetic Mystus
Mystus cavasius 23
Gulio Catfish
Mystus gulio 24
Mystus keletius
Mystus keletius
Striped Dwarf Catfish
Mystus vittatus 25
Ompok ceylonensis
Ompok ceylonensis
Butter Catfish
Ompok bimaculatus 26
Aplocheilus werneri
Aplocheilus werneri
Wallago
Wallago attu 27
Ceylon killifish
Aplocheilus dayi 28
Sri Lankan Walking Catfish
Clarias brachysoma
Dwarf panchax
Aplocheilus parvus 29
Spotted Ricefish
Oryzias carnaticus
Indian Ricefish
Oryzias dancena
Green Chromide
Etroplus suratensis 30
Orange Chromide
Etroplus maculatus 31
Climbing Perch
Anabas testudineus 24
Ceylonese Combtail Gourami
Belontia signata 32
Spotted Gourami
Malpulutta kretseri 33
Spiketail Gourami
Pseudosphromenus cupanus 34
Bullseye Snakehead
Channa marulius 35
Freshwater Garfish
Xenentodon cancila 36
Crimsontip Gudgeon
Butis butis 37
Sri Lanka five-eyed spiny eel
Macrognathus pentophthalmos
Brown Spine-cheek Gudgeon
Eleotris fusca 38
Tire Track Eel
Mastacembelus armatus 39
Largesnout Goby
Awaous melanocephalus 40
Tank Goby
Glossogobius giuris 41
Schismatogobius deraniyagalai
Schismatogobius deraniyagalai
Sicyopterus griseus
Sicyopterus griseus
Stiphodon martenstyni
Stiphodon martenstyni
Lipstick goby
Sicyopus jonklaasi
Paintedfin Goby
Oligolepis acutipennis 42
Giant Gourami
Osphronemus goramy 43
Western Mosquitofish
Gambusia affinis 44
Guppy
Poecilia reticulata 45
Mozambique Tilapia
Oreochromis mossambicus 46
three spot gourami
Trichopodus trichopterus 47
Nile Tilapia
Oreochromis niloticus 48
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss 49
Clown Knifefish
Chitala ornata 50
Alligator Gar
Atractosteus spatula 51
Snakeskin gourami
Trichopodus pectoralis 52
Orinoco Sailfin Catfish
Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus 53
Bighead Carp
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis 54
Rohu
Labeo rohita 55
Catla
Gibelion catla 56
European Carp
Cyprinus carpio 57
Grass Carp
Ctenopharyngodon idella 58
Silver Carp
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix 42
Cirrhinus mrigala
Cirrhinus mrigala 42
Southern Platyfish
Xiphophorus maculatus 59
Redbreast tilapia
Coptodon rendalli 60
Green Swordtail
Xiphophorus hellerii 61
Jewel Cichlid
Hemichromis bimaculatus 62
Rufigi Tilapia
Oreochromis urolepis 63
Mottled Eel
Anguilla nebulosa
Monopterus desilvai
Monopterus desilvai
Oryzias melastigma
Oryzias melastigma 64
Asian stinging catfish
Heteropneustes fossilis 3
Onegill Eel
Ophisternon bengalense 6
Congaturi Halfbeak
Hyporhamphus limbatus 42
Kissing Gourami
Helostoma temminckii 65
Amblypharyngodon grandisquamis
Amblypharyngodon grandisquamis
Garra phillipsi
Garra phillipsi
Malabar Labeo
Labeo dussumieri 6
Black Ruby Barb
Pethia nigrofasciata 66
Malabar Sprat
Ehirava fluviatilis
Goldfish
Carassius auratus 67
Indo-Pacific Tarpon
Megalops cyprinoides 68
Sevenspot Archerfish
Toxotes chatareus 69
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