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
Order: Cypriniformes. Family: Cyprinidae
About over 320 genera, and more than 3,250 species are included in this family. 53 species found in Sri Lanka.
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Carplet | Amblypharyngodon melettinus | |
| Large Silver Carplet | Amblypharyngodon grandisquammis | |
| Sinhala barb | Dawkinsia singhala | endemic |
| Blotched filamentous barb | Dawkinsia srilankensis | endemic |
| Giant danio | Devario aequipinnatus | |
| Malabar danio | Devario malabaricus | |
| Barred danio | Devario pathirana | |
| Flying barb | Esomus thermoicos | |
| Ceylon Logsucker | Garra ceylonensis | endemic |
| Philipps' Garra | Garra phillipsi | endemic |
| Horadandia atukorali | ||
| Dussumier's labeo | Labeo dussumieri | endemic |
| Green labeo | Labeo fisheri | endemic |
| Red fin labeo | Labeo lankae | endemic |
| Rohu | Labeo rohita | |
| Laubuca insularis | ||
| Laubuca lankensis | ||
| Laubuca ruhuna | ||
| Laubuca varuna | ||
| 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 |
| Pethia melanomaculata | endemic | |
| Black ruby barb | Pethia nigrofasciata | endemic |
| Pethia punctata | ||
| 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 | |
| Vateria Flower 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 | |
| Systomus timbiri | endemic | |
| Deccan Mahseer | Tor khudree |
River loaches
Family: Balitoridae
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Banded Mountain Loach | Acanthocobitis urophthalma | endemic |
| Spotback Loach | Schistura notostigma | endemic |
True Loaches
Family: Cobitidae
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Spotted loach | Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi | endemic |
| Common spiny loach | Lepidocephalichthys thermalis |
Naked catfishes
Order: Siluriformes. Family: Bagridae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gangetic mystus | Mystus cavasius | |
| Long Whiskers catfish | Mystus gulio | |
| Yellow catfish | Mystus keletius | |
| Striped dwarf catfish | Mystus vittatus |
Sheat catfishes
Family: Siluridae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Butter catfish | Ompok bimaculatus | |
| Wallago | Wallago attu |
Airbreathing catfishes
Family: Clariidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Walking catfish | Clarias brachysoma |
Airsac catfishes
Family: Heteropneustidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Asian stinging catfish | Heteropneustes fossilis |
Swamp eels
Order: Synbranchiformes. Family: Synbranchidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bengal swamp eel | Ophisternon bengalense | |
| Lesser swamp eel | Ophisternon desilvai |
Rivulines
Order: Cyprinodontiformes. Family: Aplocheilidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ceylon killifish | Aplocheilus dayi | |
| Dwarf panchax | Aplocheilus parvus | |
| Werners killifish | Aplocheilus werneri |
Ricefish
Family: Adrianichthyidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Indian ricefish | Oryzias dancena | |
| Dwarf medaka | Oryzias minutillus |
Cichlids
Order: Perciformes. Family: Cichlidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orange chromide | Etroplus maculatus | |
| Green chromide | Etroplus suratensis |
Climbing perches
Family: Anabantidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Climbing perch | Anabas testudineus |
Gourami
Family: Osphronemidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ceylonese combtail | Belontia signata | endemic |
| Ornate parasidefish | Malpulutta kretseri | endemic |
| Spike-tailed paradisefish | Pseudosphromenus cupanus |
Snakeheads
Family: Channidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Giant snakehead | Channa ara | endemic |
| Dwarf snakehead | Channa gachua | |
| Ceylon snakehead | Channa orientalis | endemic |
| Spotted snakehead | Channa punctata | |
| Striped snakehead | Channa striata |
Spiny eels
Family: Mastacembelidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| One-striped spiny eel | Macrognathus aral | |
| Tire track eel | Mastacembelus armatus |
Gobies
Family: Gobiidae
| Name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Large snout goby | Awaous melanocephalus | |
| Tank goby | Glossogobius giuris | |
| Sharptail goby | Oligolepis acutipinnis | |
| Red neck goby | Schismatogobius deraniyagalai | |
| Stone goby | Sicyopterus griseus | |
| Redtail goby | Sicyopterus lagocephalus | |
| Lipstick goby | Sicyopus jonklaasi | endemic |
| Malabar goby | Stenogobius gymnopomus | |
| Martenstyn's goby | Stiphodon martenstyni |
