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 dolphinfish

Coryphaena hippurus

LC 🌊 Marine 🍽️ ★★★★★

Cosmopolitan Whipnose

Gigantactis vanhoeffeni

DD 🌊 Marine

Darwin's slimehead

Gephyroberyx darwinii

LC 🌊 Marine

Deepbody boarfish

Antigonia capros

LC 🌊 Marine

Glasseye

Heteropriacanthus cruentatus

LC 🌊 Marine

Glasshead grenadier

Hymenocephalus italicus

LC 🌊 Marine

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

Murray's abyssal anglerfish

Melanocetus murrayi

LC 🌊 Marine

Ocean sunfish

Mola mola

VU 🌊 Marine

Pennant coralfish

Heniochus acuminatus

LC 🌊 Marine

Pompano dolphinfish

Coryphaena equiselis

LC 🌊 Marine

Rainbow runner

Elagatis bipinnulata

LC 🌊 Marine

Skipjack tuna

Katsuwonus pelamis

LC 🌊 Marine

Smooth dreamer

Chaenophryne draco

LC 🌊 Marine

Snake mackerel

Gempylus serpens

LC 🌊 Marine

Triplewart seadevil

Cryptopsaras couesii

LC 🌊 Marine

Unicorn leatherjacket filefish

Aluterus monoceros

LC 🌊 Marine

Wahoo

Acanthocybium solandri

LC 🌊 Marine

Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares

LC 🌊 Marine 🍽️ ★★★★★

Yellowtail amberjack

Seriola lalandi

LC 🌊 Marine