🇱🇰 Fish of Sri Lanka
27 fish from Sri Lanka, best known first.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka and 2 moreCherry barb
Small tropical freshwater fish from Sri Lanka, popular in aquariums for its bright red colour.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1929
🇱🇰 Sri LankaVateria Flower Rasbora
Small freshwater fish from Sri Lanka streamsCarp · Rivers and lakes
🇱🇰 Sri LankaCeylonese combtail
Aggressive labyrinth fish from Sri LankaOther · Rivers and lakes
🇱🇰 Sri LankaOrnate paradisefish
A tiny carnivorous gourami from Sri Lankan streams.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreAsian stinging catfish
A small freshwater catfish with a painful stingCatfish · Rivers and lakes
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 4 moreSwamp barb
Small tropical freshwater fish from South AsiaCarp · Rivers and lakes
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 3 moreGiant danio
Large, active freshwater fish from South and Southeast Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreMalabar danio
A small, striped freshwater fish from India and Sri Lanka.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1849
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreZig-zag eel
A large freshwater spiny eel native to South and Southeast Asia, known for its zigzag pattern and predatory habits.Eel · Rivers and lakes · 1777
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreFreshwater garfish
A slender, toothed needlefish from Asian fresh waters.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreOrange chromide
Small spotted cichlid from India and Sri LankaCichlid · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreLong Whiskers Catfish
A brackish water catfish with long barbels found in South and Southeast Asia.Catfish · Estuaries and mangroves
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 4 moreStriped dwarf catfish
Small Asian catfish found in brackish waters and swamps.Catfish · Estuaries and mangroves
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Cherry barb: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Vateria Flower Rasbora: Rupert A. Collins, CC BY 3.0, source
- Ceylonese combtail: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ornate paradisefish: Klaus de Leuw, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Asian stinging catfish: Maxim Gavrilyuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Swamp barb: AravindManoj, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Giant danio: Faucon, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Malabar danio: Original uploader was Przemysław Malkowski ( Pmalkowski at en.wikipedi, CC BY 3.0, source
- Zig-zag eel: Printer Swaine., Public domain, source
- Freshwater garfish: Guérin Nicolas ( messages ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Orange chromide: Raghu.kuttan, Public domain, source
- Striped dwarf catfish: Francis Day, Public domain, source