Endemic Fish

Sunday, 13 June 2010 00:54 |

Written by Dr. Kamal Ranatunga |

Status of Freshwater Fishes in Sri Lanka (IUCN 2007)

Total freshwater fishes 82

Endemic 44

Critically Endangered 10 (include 8 endemic fishes)

Endangered 7 (include 4 endemic fishes)

Vulnerable 11 (include 8 endemic fishes)

Endemic fishes of Sri Lanka

Family	*Scientific name*	Common name (E)	Common name (S)
Aplocheilidae	Aplocheilus dayi	Ceylon killifish	Uda handeya
Aplocheilidae	Aplocheilus werneri	Werner's killifish	Iri handeya
Balitoridae	Acanthocobitis urophthalmus	Banded mountain loach	Vairan ehirava
Balitoridae	Schistura notostigma	Spotback loach	Kandu ehirava
Clariidae	Clarias brachysoma		Walking catfish
Cobitidae	Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi	Jonklaas' s loach	Jonklaas ehirava
Cyprinidae	Devario pathirana	Barred danio	Barred danio
Cyprinidae	Garra ceylonensis	Stone sucker	Gal pandi
Cyprinidae	Garra phillipsi	Phillips's garra	Phillips's garra
Cyprinidae	Labeo fisheri	Green labeo	Gadeya
Cyprinidae	Puntius asoka	Asoka barb	Asoka pethiya
Cyprinidae	Puntius cumingii	Two spot barb	Pothaya
Cyprinidae	Puntius nigrofasciatus	Black ruby barb	Bulath hapaya
Cyprinidae	Puntius pleurotaenia	Black lined barb	Hitha massa
Cyprinidae	Puntius srilankensis	Blotched filamented barb	Dankudu pethiya
Cyprinidae	Puntius titteya	Cherry barb	Lay titteya
Cyprinidae	Rasbora vaterifloris	Pearly rasbora	Hal mal dandiya
Gobiidae	Sicyopus jonklaasi	Lipstick goby	Lipstick goby
Osphronemidae	Belontia signata	Ceylonese combtail	Thalkossa
Osphronemidae	Malpulutta kretseri	Spotted gourami	Malpulutta

Last Updated (Monday, 21 June 2010 18:56)