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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 ↓

Mystus ankutta
Ompok argestes
Gangetic Mystus 1
Mystus cavasius
Gulio Catfish 2
Mystus gulio
Mystus keletius
Striped Dwarf Catfish 3
Mystus vittatus
Ompok ceylonensis
Butter Catfish 4
Ompok bimaculatus
Wallago 5
Wallago attu
Sri Lankan Walking Catfish
Clarias brachysoma
Orinoco Sailfin Catfish 6
Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus
Asian stinging catfish 7
Heteropneustes fossilis

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