Freshwater eels[edit]
Order: Anguilliformes. Family: Anguillidae
There are 19 species and 6 subspecies in this family are all in genus Anguilla. Sri Lanka is home for 2 freshwater eels.
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mottled Eel | Anguilla nebulosa | |
| Shortfin Eel | Anguilla bicolor |
Carps and allies[edit]
Order: Cypriniformes. Family: Cyprinidae About over 320 genera, and more than 3,250 species are included in this family. 52 species found in Sri Lanka.
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Attentive carplet | Amblypharyngodon melettinus | |
| Sinhala barb
| Dawkinsia singhala | endemic |
| Blotched filamentous barb
| Dawkinsia srilankensis | endemic |
| Giant danio
| Devario aequipinnatus | |
| Devario annnataliae | problematic taxon | |
| Malabar danio
| Devario malabaricus | |
| Devario micronema | problematic taxon | |
| Devario monticola | problematic taxon | |
| Barred danio
| Devario pathirana | |
| Devario udenii | problematic taxon | |
| Indian flying barb
| Esomus danrica | |
| Flying barb
| Esomus thermoicos | |
| Ceylon Logsucker | Garra ceylonensis | endemic |
| Philipps' Garra | Garra phillipsi | endemic |
| Glow-light Carplet
| Horadandia atukorali | |
| Labeo heladiva | endemic | |
| Green labeo | Labeo fisheri | endemic |
| Red fin labeo | Labeo lankae | endemic |
| Knuckles Laubuca | Laubuca insularis | endemic |
| Blue Laubuca | Laubuca lankensis | endemic |
| Ruhuna Laubuca | Laubuca ruhuna | endemic |
| Varuna Laubuca | Laubuca varuna | endemic |
| Scarlet banded barb | Puntius amphibius | |
| Red-side barb
| Puntius bimaculatus | |
| Swamp barb | Puntius chola | |
| Long-snouted barb | Puntius dorsalis | |
| Kamalika's barb | Puntius kamalika | endemic |
| Kelum's barb
| Puntius kelumi | endemic |
| Cherry barb
| Puntius titteya | endemic |
| Greenstripe barb | Puntius vitattus | |
| Bandula barb | Pethia bandula | endemic |
| Two-spot barb | Pethia cumingii | endemic |
| Tic-tac-toe Barb | Pethia melanomaculata | endemic |
| Black ruby barb
| Pethia nigrofasciata | endemic |
| Red-fined Barb | Pethia reval | endemic |
| Stoliczkae's barb
| Pethia stoliczkana | |
| Ticto barb
| Pethia ticto | |
| Amith's rasbora | Rasbora armitagei | endemic |
| Cauvery rasbora | Rasbora caverii | |
| Slender rasbora | Rasbora daniconius | endemic |
| Wilpita rasbora | Rasbora wilpita | endemic |
| Rasboroides nigromarginatus | endemic |
| Rasboroides pallidus | endemic |
| Rasboroides rohani | endemic | |
| Pearly Rasbora | Rasboroides vaterifloris | endemic |
| Asoka barb | Systomus asoka | endemic |
| Martenstyn's barb | Systomus martenstyni | endemic |
| Side-striped barb | Systomus pleurotaenia | endemic |
| Olive barb
| Systomus sarana | |
| Systomus spilurus | endemic | |
| Timbiri Barb | Systomus timbiri | endemic |
| Deccan Mahseer
| Tor khudree |
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River loaches[edit]
Family: Balitoridae
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Banded Mountain Loach
| Acanthocobitis urophthalma | endemic |
| Hill country Loach | Schistura madhavai | endemic |
| Spotback Loach | Schistura notostigma | native |
| Schistura scripta | endemic |
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True Loaches[edit]
Family: Cobitidae
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Spotted loach | Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi | endemic |
| Common spiny loach
| Lepidocephalichthys thermalis |
Naked catfishes[edit]
Order: Siluriformes. Family: Bagridae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dwarf catfish | Mystus ankutta | endemic |
| Gangetic mystus | Mystus cavasius | |
| Long Whiskers catfish | Mystus gulio | |
| Yellow catfish | Mystus keletius | |
| Striped dwarf catfish | Mystus vittatus |
Sheat catfishes[edit]
Family: Siluridae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ompok argestes | Endemic | |
| Butter catfish
| Ompok bimaculatus | |
| Ompok ceylonensis | Endemic | |
| Wallago
| Wallago attu |
Airbreathing catfishes[edit]
Family: Clariidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Walking catfish
| Clarias brachysoma | endemic |
Airsac catfishes[edit]
Family: Heteropneustidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Asian stinging catfish
| Heteropneustes fossilis |
Swamp eels[edit]
Order: Synbranchiformes. Family: Synbranchidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lesser swamp eel | Monopterus desilvai | |
| Bengal swamp eel | Ophisternon bengalense |
Rivulines[edit]
Order: Cyprinodontiformes. Family: Aplocheilidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ceylon killifish | Aplocheilus dayi | endemic |
| Dwarf panchax | Aplocheilus parvus | |
| Werners killifish | Aplocheilus werneri | endemic |
Ricefish[edit]
Family: Adrianichthyidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Spotted ricefish | Oryzias carnaticus | |
| Indian ricefish | Oryzias dancena |
Cichlids[edit]
Order: Perciformes. Family: Cichlidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orange chromide
| Etroplus maculatus | |
| Green chromide
| Etroplus suratensis |
Climbing perches[edit]
Family: Anabantidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Climbing perch
| Anabas testudineus |
Gourami[edit]
Family: Osphronemidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ceylonese combtail | Belontia signata | endemic |
| Ornate parasidefish | Malpulutta kretseri | endemic |
| Spike-tailed paradisefish | Pseudosphromenus cupanus |
Snakeheads[edit]
Family: Channidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Giant snakehead
| Channa marulius | |
| Dwarf snakehead
| Channa gachua | |
| Ceylon snakehead
| Channa orientalis | endemic |
| Spotted snakehead
| Channa punctata | |
| Striped snakehead
| Channa striata | |
| Channa kelaartii[citation needed] |
Garfishes[edit]
Family: Belonidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Freshwater garfish
| Xenentodon cancila |
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Sleeper gobies[edit]
Family: Eleotridae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crazyfish
| Butis butis | |
| Dusky sleeper
| Eleotris fusca |
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Spiny eels[edit]
Family: Mastacembelidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tire track eel
| Mastacembelus armatus | |
| Sri Lanka spiny eel | Macrognathus pentophthalmos |
Gobies[edit]
Family: Gobiidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Large snout goby | Awaous melanocephalus | |
| Tank goby
| Glossogobius giuris | |
| Sharptail goby
| Oligolepis acutipennis | |
| Red neck goby | Schismatogobius deraniyagalai | |
| Stone goby | Sicyopterus griseus | |
| Redtail goby | Sicyopterus lagocephalus | |
| Lipstick goby | Sicyopus jonklaasi | endemic |
| Martenstyn's goby | Stiphodon martenstyni | endemic |
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