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There are about 100+ species of common commercial fish around the country. Crustaceans such as, crabs , lobsters , prawns , and squids , cuttlefish , and sea cucumbers also added to this list instead of fish types due to their high value commercially.
There are 95 species of freshwater fish occur in the country, where 53 of those are endemic. 41% of all known species of fish of Sri Lanka are found in freshwater. There are about 70% of endemism of those fish. Most of them are listed into IUCN categories. Four Devario species were described in 2017 by Batuwita et al.
According to De Silva, there are 60 sharks species and 30 rays and skates found around the coast of Sri Lanka. [3] [4] Sharks are a group of fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head.
The black ruby barb (Pethia nigrofasciata, formerly Puntius nigrofasciatus) or purplehead barb is a tropical cyprinid fish endemic to Sri Lanka, where it occurs in forested streams from the Kelani basin to the Nilwala basin. They are found in streams on hills around 1000 ft (300 m) in elevation.
The cherry barb (Puntius titteya) is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka, and introduced populations have become established in Mexico and Colombia. The cherry barb was named Puntius titteya by Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala in 1929. Synonyms include Barbus titteya and Capoeta titteya.
Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. It is situated in the middle of the Indian Ocean. This is a partial list of fish species introduced to Sri Lanka.
Pages in category "Fish of Sri Lanka". The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . List of introduced fish in Sri Lanka. List of cartilaginous fish of Sri Lanka.
The green labeo or mountain labeo (Labeo fisheri), is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Sri Lanka, where it occurs in streams in the basin of the Mahaweli River.
Pages in category "Freshwater fish of Sri Lanka". The following 73 pages are in this category, out of 73 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . List of freshwater fish of Sri Lanka.
Labeo heladiva, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka . Earlier considered as the same species as Labeo dussumieri in India, recent phylogenetic and physiological differences suggest that Sri Lankan population is a distinct species.