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Marine fish are strictly different from freshwater counterparts due to high salinity of sea water, which they live. Also, they are larger than most freshwater species and rich in proteins. There are about 100+ species of common commercial fish around the country. Crustaceans such as, crabs, lobsters, prawns, and squids, cuttlefish, and sea ...
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.
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.
Wallago attu. Wilpita rasbora. Categories: Fish of Sri Lanka. Freshwater fish by country. Freshwater fish of South Asia.
Early life and career. Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 19 November 1955 Pethiyagoda had his secondary education at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia. He was awarded a BSc (Eng.) Hons. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from King's College, University of London in 1977, and a M.Phil. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Sussex ...
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.
Sicklefin weasel shark. Shovelnose sea catfish. Sixgill stingray. Spotted sea catfish. Stripenose guitarfish.
Chela laubuca lankensis Deraniyagala, 1960. Laubuca lankensis (Deraniyagala, 1960) Laubuka lankensis, also known as the Sri Lanka blue laubuca, is a cyprinid fish species endemic to Sri Lanka. [1] [2] It is a freshwater species widely distributed throughout the lowland dry zone of the island. [1] It grows to 5.8 cm (2.3 in) standard length.