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Few fish can be found in all three ecological systems. 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.
The ornate paradisefish (Malpulutta kretseri) or spotted gourami, is a species of gourami endemic to Sri Lanka. [1][2] It is the only recognized species in its genus. [3] It inhabits shallow, slow-flowing streams in forested areas shaded with plentiful vegetation near the edges and a substrate covered by leaf litter.
Puntius cumingii (Günther, 1868) Pethia cumingii, known as the Cuming's barb or the two spot barb (though that name can also apply to the Ticto barb, P. ticto), is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Sri Lanka. [2][3] Its stocks have declined in recent decades, and in 1996 it was assessed to be in need of conservation to ensure it stays ...
List of common commercial fish of Sri Lanka
Wildlife of Sri Lanka
Mystus ankutta, also known as the Sri Lanka dwarf catfish or yellow dwarf catfish, is a species of catfish of the family Bagridae that is endemic to Sri Lanka. [1] [2] [3] In the wild it is found in freshwater bodies from Kelani river to Nilwala river in Sri Lanka. [2] It grows to a length of 7.9 cm. [2] This fish is classified as endangered by ...
Sicklefin weasel shark. Shovelnose sea catfish. Sixgill stingray. Spotted sea catfish. Stripenose guitarfish.
Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi. Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi, known as the Jonklaas's loach or the spotted loach, is an endemic fish species restricted to the wet zone of Sri Lanka. [2][3] The species was first recorded from the Wilpita area (Daraniyagala 1952). It is currently known from 12 locations in the wet zone including Beraliya ...