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Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. It is situated in the middle of Indian Ocean. Because of being an island, Sri Lanka has many endemic freshwater fauna, including fish, crabs, molluscs, and other aquatic insects.
Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. It is situated in the middle of Indian Ocean. Because of being an island, Sri Lanka has many endemic freshwater fauna, as well as thousands of marine and brackish water fauna. [1] Fishing is the way of life of most of coastal community.
Pages in category "Freshwater fish of Sri Lanka" The following 74 pages are in this category, out of 74 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Sri Lankan freshwater habitats can be divided into 6 major types - river, stream, lake, pond, villu and paddy field - according to size, depth, rate of flow and type of bottom. Medium-sized rivers are called Oya and fast flowing streams torrential streams are called Dola in Sinhalese. The following list provide the freshwater fauna of Sri Lanka.
Freshwater fish of Sri Lanka (74 P) Pages in category "Fish of Sri Lanka" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total.
Sri Lanka is known to be home to 794 species of Hemipterans. Detailed work of Sri Lankan hemipterans are recorded in the book Catalogue of Hemiptera of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka comprises 74 species in 46 genera and 6 families of aphids within the order Hemiptera. 2 endemic aphid species are found on Sri Lanka
Macrognathus pentophthalmos, the Sri Lanka five-eyed spiny eel, is a small species of spiny eel that is endemic to freshwater habitats in Sri Lanka.Described as a common species as recently as 1980, for unknown reasons its population rapidly declined in the following years and there are no recent confirmed records. [3]
Laubuka lankensis, also known as the Sri Lanka blue laubuca, is a is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to family Danionidae. This species is 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. [2]