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Freshwater Fish Hero Section | Antiquity
Endemic Gems
A DEEP DIVE INTO BIODIVERSITY

Freshwater Fish
of Sri Lanka

- Liquid Treasures

Explore the vibrant hidden world of Sri Lanka's inland waters. From the highland streams of the Knuckles range to the lowland wetlands, discover an extraordinary array of endemic species found nowhere else on Earth.

Endemic Freshwater Fish of Sri Lanka
#001
Mottled Eel
Anguilla nebulosa
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#002
Shortfin Eel
Anguilla bicolor
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R
#003
Attentive carplet
Amblypharyngodon melettinus
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R
#004
Sinhala bard
Dawkinsia singhala
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E
#005
Blotched filamentous barb
Dawkinsia srilankensis
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E
#006
Giant danio
Devario aequipinnatus
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R
#007
Malabar danio
Devario aequipinnatus
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R
#008
Barred danio
Devario pathirana
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R
#009
Indian flying barb
Esomus danrica
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R
#010
Flying barb
Esomus thermoicos
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R
#011
Ceylon Logsucker
Garra ceylonensis
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E
#012
Philipps’ Garra
Garra phillipsi
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E
#013
Glow-light Carplet
Horadandia atukorali
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R
#014
Sri Lanka
Labeo heladiva
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E
#015
Green labeo
Labeo fisheri
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E
#016
Red fin labeo
Labeo lankae
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E
#017
Knuckles Laubuca
Laubuca insularis
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E
#018
Blue Laubuca
Laubuca lankensis
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E
#019
Ruhuna Laubuca
Laubuca ruhuna
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E
#020
Varuna Laubuca
Laubuca varuna
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E
#021
Scarlet banded barb
Puntius amphibius
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R
#022
Red-side barb
Puntius bimaculatus
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R
#023
Swamp barb
Puntius chola
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R
#024
Long-snouted barb
Puntius dorsalis
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R
#025
Kamalika’s barb
Puntius kamalika
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E
#026
Kelum’s barb
Puntius kelumi
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E
#027
Cherry barb
Puntius titteya
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E
#028
Greenstripe barb
Puntius vitattus
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R
#029
Bandula barb
Pethia bandula
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E
#030
Two-spot barb
Pethia cumingii
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E
#031
Tic-tac-toe Barb
Pethia melanomaculata
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E
#032
Black ruby barb
Pethia nigrofasciata
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E
#033
Red-fined Barb
Pethia reval
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E
#034
Stoliczkae’s barb
Pethia stoliczkana
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R
#035
Ticto barb
Pethia ticto
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R
#036
Amith’s rasbora
Rasbora armitagei
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E
#037
Cauvery rasbora
Rasbora caverii
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R
#038
Slender rasbora
Rasbora daniconius
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E
#039
Wilpita rasbora
Rasbora wilpita
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E
#040
Black lined Golden Rasbora
Rasboroides nigromarginatus
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E
#041
Pallid Rasbora
Rasboroides pallidus
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E
#042
Unknown Rasbora
Rasboroides rohani
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E
#043
Pearly Rasbora
Rasboroides vaterifloris
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E
#044
Asoka barb
Systomus asoka
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E
#045
Martenstyn’s barb
Systomus martenstyni
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E
#046
Side-striped barb
Systomus pleurotaenia
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E
#047
Olive barb
Systomus sarana
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R
#048
Timbiri Barb
Systomus timbiri
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E
#049
Deccan Mahseer
Tor khudree
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R
#050
Banded Mountain Loach
Acanthocobitis uriphthalma
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E
#051
Hill country Loach
Schistura madhavai
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E
#052
Spotback Loach
Schistura notostigma
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#053
Unknown Loach
Schistura scripta
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E
#054
Spotted loach
Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi
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E
#055
Common spiny loach
Lepidocephalichthys thermalis
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R
#056
Dwarf catfish
Mystus ankutta
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E
#057
Gangetic mystus
Mystus cavasius
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R
#058
Long Whiskers catfish
Mystus gulio
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R
#059
Yellow catfish
Mystus keletius
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R
#060
Striped dwarf catfish
Mystus vittatus
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R
#061
Butter Catfish
Ompok bimaculatus
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E
#062
Wallago
Wallago attu
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R
#063
Walking Catfish
Clarius brachysoma
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E
#064
Asian Stinging Catfish
Heteropneustes fossilis
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R
#065
Lesser swamp eel
Monopterus desilvai
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R
#066
Bengal swamp eel
Ophisternon bengalense
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R
#067
Ceylon Killifish
Aplocheilus dayi
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R
#068
Dwarf panchax
Aplocheilus parvus
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R
#069
Werners killifish
Aplocheilus werneri
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E
#070
Spotted ricefish
Oryzias carnaticus
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R
#071
Indian ricefish
Oryzias dancena
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R
#072
Orange Chromide
Etroplus maculatus
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#073
Green chromide
Etroplus suratensis
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R
#074
Climbing Perch
Anabas testudineus
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R
#075
Ceylonese Combtail
Belontia signata
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E
#076
Ornate parasidefish
Malpulutta kretseri
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E
#077
Spike-tailed paradisefish
Pseudosphromenus cupanus
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R
#078
Giant Snakehead
Channa marulius
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R
#079
Dwarf snakehead
Channa gachua
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R
#080
Ceylon snakehead
Channa orientalis
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E
#081
Spotted snakehead
Channa punctata
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R
#082
Striped snakehead
Channa striata
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R
#083
Freshwater Garfish
Xenentodon cancila
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R
#084
Crazyfish
Butis butis
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R
#085
Dusky sleeper
Eleotris fusca
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R
#086
Tire Track Eel
Mastacembelus armatus
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R
#087
Sri Lanka spiny eel
Macrognathus pentophthalmos
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R
#088
Large snout goby
Awaous melanocephalus
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R
#089
Tank Goby
Glassogobius giuris
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R
#090
Sharptail goby
Oligolepis acutipennis
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R
#091
Red neck goby
Schismatogobius deraniyagalai
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R
#092
Stone goby
Sicyopterus griseus
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R
#093
Redtail goby
Sicyopterus lagocephalus
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R
#094
Lipstick goby
Sicyopus jonklaasi
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E
#095
Martenstyn’s goby
Stiphodon martenstyni
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