CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Devario pathirana
Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order: Cypriniformes (carps)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Barred danio
Sinhala name :pathirana salaya.
Salinity: freshwater
Labeo fisheri
Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order: Cypriniformes (carps)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Mountain labeo,
Green labeo
Sinhala name : Gadeya
Salinity: freshwater
Puntius asoka
Family: Cyprinidae
Order: Cypriniformes (carps)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Asoka barb,
Sinhala name : Asoka pethiya
Salinity: freshwater
Macrognathus aral
Family: Mastacembelidae (Spiny eels)
Order: Synbranchiformes (spiny eels)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Lesser spiny eel
Sinhala name : Bata kola theliya,
Salinity: freshwater
Ophisternon bengalense
Family: Synbranchidae (Swamp-eels)
Order: Synbranchiformes (spiny eels)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Swamp eel
Sinhala name : Potta aandha,
Salinity: freshwater
Labeo lankae,
Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order: Cypriniformes (carps)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Orange fin labeo
Sinhala name :thambalaya
Salinity: freshwater
Puntius bandula
Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order: Cypriniformes (carps)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Bandula barb
Sinhala name :bandula pethiya
Salinity: freshwater
Monopterus desilvai
Family: Synbranchidae (Swamp-eels)
Order: Synbranchiformes (spiny eels)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Desilva’s blind eel
Sinhala name : Desilvage potta aandha
Salinity: freshwater
Puntius martenstyni
Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order: Cypriniformes (carps)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Martenstyn's barb
Sinhala name :Dumbara pethiya
Salinity: freshwater
Stiphodon martenstyni
Family: Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Martenstyn’s goby
Sinhala name : Martenstynige weligouwa.
Salinity: freshwater
ENDANGERED
Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi
Family: Cobitidae
Order: Cypriniformes (carps)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Jonklaas' s loach, Spotted loach
Sinhala name : Jonklaas ehirava
Salinity: freshwater
Rasbora wilpita
Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order: Cypriniformes (carps)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Wilpita rasbora
Sinhala name : wilpita dandiya
Salinity: freshwater
Rasbora vaterifloris
Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order: Cypriniformes (carps)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Golden rasbora, , Vateria flower rasbora
Sinhala name : Hal mal dandiya
Salinity: freshwater
Sicyopterus griseus
Family: Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Stone goby
Sinhala name :Gal weligouwa
Salinity: freshwater
Schismatogobius deraniyagalai
Family: Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Redneck goby
Sinhala name :kate rathu weligouwa
Salinity: freshwater
VULNERABLE
Aplocheilus werneri
Family: Aplocheilidae (Killifishes)
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
(rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: , Werner's killifish
Sinhala name : Iri handeya
Salinity: freshwater
Acanthocobitis urophthalmus
Family: Balitoridae (River loaches)
Order: Cypriniformes (carps)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Banded mountain loach, Tiger loach
Sinhala name : Vairan ehirava,
Salinity: freshwater
Malpulutta kretseri
Family: Osphronemidae (Gouramies)
Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Ornate paradisefish
Sinhala name : Malpulutta,
Salinity: freshwater
Puntius cumingii
Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order: Cypriniformes (carps)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Cuming's barb, Pothaya, Two spot barb
Sinhala name :Depulliya
Salinity: freshwater
Puntius nigrofasciatus
Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order: Cypriniformes (carps)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Black Ruby Barb,
Sinhala name : Bulath hapaya
Salinity: freshwater
Puntius pleurotaenia
Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order: Cypriniformes (carps)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Black lined barb, , Side striped
barb
Sinhala name : Hitha massa
Salinity: freshwater
Puntius titteya
Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order: Cypriniformes (carps)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Cherry barb,
Sinhala name : Lay titteya
Salinity: freshwater
Wallago attu
Family: Siluridae (Sheatfishes)
Order: Siluriformes (catfish)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Shark catfish,
Sinhala name : Walaya
Salinity: freshwater
Anguilla nebulosa
Family: Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)
Order: Anguilliformes (eels and morays)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Long finned eel,
Sinhala name : Pol mal aandha
Salinity: freshwater, brackish, marine
Sicyopus jonklaasi
Family: Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Common names: Lipstick goby
Sinhala name :Thol rathu weligouwa
Salinity: freshwater, brackish, marine