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Fish Species of Sri Lanka
Native and commonly occurring fish across 2 ocean regions - with habitat, conservation status, and edibility data.
57
Total Species
5
Threatened
18
Edible
2
Ocean Regions
Common carp
Cyprinus carpio
LC
💧 Freshwater
Crucian carp
Carassius carassius
LC
💧 Freshwater
Eastern mosquitofish
Gambusia holbrooki
LC
💧 Freshwater
Giant gourami
Osphronemus goramy
LC
💧 Freshwater
Goldfish
Carassius auratus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Green swordtail
Xiphophorus hellerii
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mosquitofish
Gambusia affinis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Mozambique tilapia
Oreochromis mossambicus
VU
💧 Freshwater
Mrigal carp
Cirrhinus cirrhosus
VU
💧 Freshwater
Nile tilapia
Oreochromis niloticus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Orinoco sailfin catfish
Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Philippine catfish
Clarias batrachus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Roho labeo
Labeo rohita
LC
💧 Freshwater
Silver barb
Barbonymus gonionotus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Snakeskin gourami
Trichopodus pectoralis
LC
💧 Freshwater
Suckermouth catfish
Hypostomus plecostomus
LC
💧 Freshwater
Three spot gourami
Trichopodus trichopterus
LC
💧 Freshwater