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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Dawkinsia singhala ¹

Dawkinsia srilankensis

Labeo heladiva ²

Ceylon Logsucker
Garra ceylonensis

Garra phillipsi

Labeo fisheri

Puntius kamalika

Puntius kelumi

Swamp Barb ³
Puntius chola

Long snouted barb ⁴
Puntius dorsalis

Puntius bimaculatus

Puntius amphibius ⁵

Cherry Barb ⁶
Puntius titteya

Pethia cumingii

Pethia reval

Pethia melanomaculata

Greenstripe Barb ⁷
Puntius vittatus

Pethia bandula

Tic-tac-toe Barb ⁸
Pethia stoliczkana

Ticto Barb ⁹
Pethia ticto

Systomus martenstyni ¹⁰

Side-striped Barb ⁴
Systomus pleurotaenia

Systomus asoka ⁴

Systomus timbiri

Systomus spilurus

Olive Barb
Systomus sarana

Deccan Mahseer ¹¹
Tor khudree

Rohu ¹²
Labeo rohita

Catla ¹³
Gibelion catla

European Carp ¹⁴
Cyprinus carpio

Cirrhinus mrigala ¹⁵

Garra phillipsi

Malabar Labeo ¹⁶
Labeo dussumieri

Black Ruby Barb ¹⁷
Pethia nigrofasciata

Goldfish ¹⁸
Carassius auratus

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Freshwater Fishes Of Sri Lanka

Ceylon Logsucker Garra ceylonensis

Swamp Barb 3 Puntius chola

Long snouted barb 4 Puntius dorsalis

Cherry Barb 6 Puntius titteya

Greenstripe Barb 7 Puntius vittatus

Tic-tac-toe Barb 8 Pethia stoliczkana

Ticto Barb 9 Pethia ticto

Side-striped Barb 4 Systomus pleurotaenia

Olive Barb Systomus sarana

Deccan Mahseer 11 Tor khudree

Rohu 12 Labeo rohita

Catla 13 Gibelion catla

European Carp 14 Cyprinus carpio

Malabar Labeo 16 Labeo dussumieri

Black Ruby Barb 17 Pethia nigrofasciata

Goldfish 18 Carassius auratus