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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 ↓

Alligator Gar 1
Atractosteus spatula
Snakeskin gourami 2
Trichopodus pectoralis
Orinoco Sailfin Catfish 3
Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus
Bighead Carp 4
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Rohu 5
Labeo rohita
Catla 6
Gibelion catla
European Carp 7
Cyprinus carpio
Grass Carp 8
Ctenopharyngodon idella
Silver Carp 9
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Cirrhinus mrigala 9
Southern Platyfish 10
Xiphophorus maculatus
Redbreast tilapia 11
Coptodon rendalli
Green Swordtail 12
Xiphophorus hellerii
Jewel Cichlid 13
Hemichromis bimaculatus
Rufigi Tilapia 14
Oreochromis urolepis
Mottled Eel
Anguilla nebulosa
Monopterus desilvai
Oryzias melastigma 15
Asian stinging catfish 16
Heteropneustes fossilis
Onegill Eel 17
Ophisternon bengalense
Congaturi Halfbeak 9
Hyporhamphus limbatus
Kissing Gourami 18
Helostoma temminckii
Amblypharyngodon grandisquamis
Garra phillipsi
Malabar Labeo 17
Labeo dussumieri
Black Ruby Barb 19
Pethia nigrofasciata
Malabar Sprat
Ehirava fluviatilis
Goldfish 20
Carassius auratus
Indo-Pacific Tarpon 21
Megalops cyprinoides
Sevenspot Archerfish 22
Toxotes chatareus

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