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Because of being an island, Sri Lanka has many endemic freshwater fauna, as well as thousands of marine and brackish water fauna. [1] Fishing is the way of life of most of coastal community. So, the marine fish fauna gives a greater commercial value to the country's economy, as well as well being of the coastal people. [2]
Reentered. Decay date. 3 October 2021 [1] Raavana-1 was the first Sri Lankan satellite. [2][3][4] The CubeSat -sized satellite was launched as part of the Cygnus NG-11 mission to the ISS on 17 April 2019. [5] On 17 June 2019, the satellite was deployed into orbit from the ISS.
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.
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 ...
Cleaning station. A reef manta ray at a cleaning station, maintaining a near stationary position atop a coral patch for several minutes while being cleaned. A rockmover wrasse being cleaned by Hawaiian cleaner wrasses on a reef in Hawaii. Some manini and a filefish wait their turn. A cleaning station is a location where aquatic life congregate ...
List of common commercial fish of Sri Lanka. Categories: Fishing by country. Industry in Sri Lanka. Water in Sri Lanka. Fishing in Asia. Food and drink in Sri Lanka. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
Danioninae. Genus: Laubuka. Species: L. ruhuna. Binomial name. Laubuka ruhuna. Pethiyagoda, Kottelat, Anjana Silva, Maduwage & Meegaskumbura, 2008. Laubuka ruhuna is a cyprinid fish species in the family Cyprinidae, which is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka.
Sicklefin weasel shark. Shovelnose sea catfish. Sixgill stingray. Spotted sea catfish. Stripenose guitarfish.