🇱🇰 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
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreClimbing perch
Amphibious freshwater fish capable of breathing air and moving on land.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1792
🇮🇳 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
🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 4 moreSpotted snakehead
Small carnivorous fish from South AsiaOther · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 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 4 moreStriped snakehead
A large freshwater food fish native to South and Southeast Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreTor khudree
A large freshwater carp native to Indian rivers, known for its silvery body and red fins.Carp · Rivers and lakes · 1838
🇮🇳 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
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreButter catfish
Asian sheatfish valued for delicate flesh and fish balls.Catfish · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreBullseye snakehead
Large air-breathing fish native to South Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreGreen chromide
A brackish water cichlid native to India and Sri Lanka.Cichlid · Rivers and lakes · 1790
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 4 moreSpotted sea catfish
A tropical catfish found in Indo-Pacific watersCatfish · Rivers and lakes · 1792
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 4 moreParadise threadfin
A yellow-finned ray-finned fish from South and Southeast Asia.Other · Rivers and lakes
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Butter catfish: Nilesh Heda, Public domain, source
- Climbing perch: Xufanc, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Asian stinging catfish: Maxim Gavrilyuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Swamp barb: AravindManoj, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Spotted snakehead: Anup Sadi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Zig-zag eel: Printer Swaine., Public domain, source
- Freshwater garfish: Guérin Nicolas ( messages ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tor mahseer: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
- Striped snakehead: Justin Philbois, CC0, source
- Striped dwarf catfish: Francis Day, Public domain, source
- Bullseye snakehead: Ianaré Sévi, Public domain, source
- Green chromide: Arayilpdas at Malayalam Wikipedia ., CC BY 2.5, source
- Spotted sea catfish: Wibowo Djatmiko ( Wie146 ), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Paradise threadfin: George Henry Ford, Public domain, source