| SOME IMPORTANT FRESHWATER FOOD FISHES OF SRILANKA |
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Scientific Name |
Common
Name |
Family |
Maximum
Length (cm) |
Food Habit |
|
Tor khudree Puntius dorsalis P.sarna |
Lehella Katupetiya Maspetiya |
Cyprinidae Cyprinidae Cyprinidae |
75 24 30 |
Omnivorous Herbivorous Omnivorous |
| Labeo dussumieri | Hirikanaya | Cyprinidae |
35 |
Herbivorous |
| L.pocellus | Tambalaya | Cyprinidae |
37 |
- |
| Walago attu | Maha vallaya | Siluridae |
150 |
Carnivorous |
| Ompok bimaculatus | Valapotta | Cyprinidae |
38 |
Carnivorous |
| Clarias teysmanni | Magura | Claridae |
30 |
Omnivorous |
| Hetropneustes fossillis | Velhunga | Heteropneusstidae |
25 |
Omnivorous |
| Macrone Vittalies | Iri ankutta | Bagridae |
10 |
Omnivorous |
| Etroplus suratensis | Koraliya | Chichlidae |
30 |
Omnivorous |
| Glossogobius giuris | Weligowwa | Gobidae |
35 |
Carnivorous |
| Macrognethus aculeatus | Batakolatheliya | Mastacembelidae |
25 |
Carnivorous |
| Ophiocephalus marcelius | Kalumaha | Ophiocephalidae |
80 |
Carnivorous |
| O.Strialis | Lilla | Cyprinidae |
68 |
Carnivorous |