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  2. List of common commercial fish of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. List of freshwater fish of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Fishing industry in the Maldives - Wikipedia

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    184,158 tonnes (202,999 tons) (2006) [4] Aquaculture total. nil. The fishing industry in the Maldives is the island's second main industry. According to national tradition in the words of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, "Fishing is the lifeblood of our nation, it is inborn. From the soil on which we live, to the sea around us, it remains ...

  5. List of introduced fish in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Since Sri Lanka was ruled by the Portuguese, Dutch, and British. At various junctures, these nations introduced a number of exotic species, which included mammals, plants, birds, and fish. After Sri Lanka secured its independence, the introductions continued unabated, and the breeding of exotic aquarium fish for export became popular.

  6. Ornate paradisefish - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Category:Fish of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Fish of Sri Lanka" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 ...

  8. Cherry barb - Wikipedia

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    The cherry barb ( Puntius titteya) is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka, [ 2] 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 .

  9. Laubuka ruhuna - Wikipedia

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    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.