Fish Species of Sri Lanka

African pompano

Alectis ciliaris

LC 🌊 Marine

Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

LC 🌊 Marine

Belanger's croaker

Johnius belangerii

LC 🌊 Marine

Bigeye scad

Selar crumenophthalmus

LC 🌊 Marine

Bigeye tuna

Thunnus obesus

VU 🌊 Marine

Black triggerfish

Melichthys niger

LC 🌊 Marine

Blueband dragonfish

Photonectes mirabilis

LC 🌊 Marine

Brassy chub

Kyphosus vaigiensis

LC 🌊 Marine

Bullet tuna

Auxis rochei

LC 🌊 Marine

Cobia

Rachycentron canadum

LC 🌊 Marine

Common carp

Cyprinus carpio

LC 💧 Freshwater

Common dolphinfish

Coryphaena hippurus

LC 🌊 Marine 🍽️ ★★★★★

Cosmopolitan Whipnose

Gigantactis vanhoeffeni

DD 🌊 Marine

Crucian carp

Carassius carassius

LC 💧 Freshwater

Darwin's slimehead

Gephyroberyx darwinii

LC 🌊 Marine

Deepbody boarfish

Antigonia capros

LC 🌊 Marine

Eastern mosquitofish

Gambusia holbrooki

LC 💧 Freshwater

Giant gourami

Osphronemus goramy

LC 💧 Freshwater

Glasseye

Heteropriacanthus cruentatus

LC 🌊 Marine

Glasshead grenadier

Hymenocephalus italicus

LC 🌊 Marine

Goldfish

Carassius auratus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Green swordtail

Xiphophorus hellerii

LC 💧 Freshwater

Humpback anglerfish

Melanocetus johnsonii

LC 🌊 Marine

Indo-Pacific sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

VU 🌊 Marine

Kroyer's deep-sea angler fish

Ceratias holboelli

LC 🌊 Marine

Largehead hairtail

Trichiurus lepturus

LC 🌊 Marine

Live sharksucker

Echeneis naucrates

LC 🌊 Marine

Longfin yellowtail

Seriola rivoliana

LC 🌊 Marine

Longfinned bullseye

Cookeolus japonicus

LC 🌊 Marine

Longspined porcupinefish

Diodon holocanthus

LC 🌊 Marine

Melánfido

Melamphaes polylepis

DD 🌊 Marine

Mosquitofish

Gambusia affinis

LC 💧 Freshwater

Mozambique tilapia

Oreochromis mossambicus

VU 💧 Freshwater

Mrigal carp

Cirrhinus cirrhosus

VU 💧 Freshwater

Murray's abyssal anglerfish

Melanocetus murrayi

LC 🌊 Marine

Nile tilapia

Oreochromis niloticus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Ocean sunfish

Mola mola

VU 🌊 Marine

Orinoco sailfin catfish

Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Pennant coralfish

Heniochus acuminatus

LC 🌊 Marine

Philippine catfish

Clarias batrachus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Pompano dolphinfish

Coryphaena equiselis

LC 🌊 Marine

Rainbow runner

Elagatis bipinnulata

LC 🌊 Marine

Rainbow trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

LC 🔄 Diadromous 🍽️ ★★★★★

Roho labeo

Labeo rohita

LC 💧 Freshwater

Sea trout

Salmo trutta

LC 🔄 Diadromous 🍽️ ★★★★

Silver barb

Barbonymus gonionotus

LC 💧 Freshwater

Skipjack tuna

Katsuwonus pelamis

LC 🌊 Marine

Smooth dreamer

Chaenophryne draco

LC 🌊 Marine