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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Taxonomy
« Back To Ray-finned Fishes Class Actinopterygii
- Cichlids, Convict Blennies, and Allies Order Cichliformes
  - 2 Etropline Cichlids Subfamily Etroplinae
  - 5 African Cichlids Subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae

Green Chromide ¹
Etroplus suratensis

Orange Chromide ²
Etroplus maculatus

Mozambique Tilapia ³
Oreochromis mossambicus

Nile Tilapia ⁴
Oreochromis niloticus

Redbreast tilapia ⁵
Coptodon rendalli

Jewel Cichlid ⁶
Hemichromis bimaculatus

Rufigi Tilapia ⁷
Oreochromis urolepis

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Freshwater Fishes Of Sri Lanka

Green Chromide 1 Etroplus suratensis

Orange Chromide 2 Etroplus maculatus

Mozambique Tilapia 3 Oreochromis mossambicus

Nile Tilapia 4 Oreochromis niloticus

Redbreast tilapia 5 Coptodon rendalli

Jewel Cichlid 6 Hemichromis bimaculatus

Rufigi Tilapia 7 Oreochromis urolepis