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Table  07   (Nat., Creature)
Marine Fish in Sri Lanka
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Scientific Name*1	Common Name	Sinhalese Name
Acanthurus lineatus	Stripped Surgeonfish	Saivaya
Amphiprion clarkii	Clark's Anemone Fish	Thun Eri Muhudu Malkichcha
Amphiprion sebec	Sebae Anemone Fish	Muhudu Malkichcha
Aoctia indus	Diamond Travely	Handa Panaya
Apogon aureus	Golden Cardinal Fish	Gorakaya
Arithram nigrapunctatus	Black Spotted Puffer	Katakalu Peththaya
Aethalopera rogaa	Redmouth Grouper	Katarathu Peththaya
Belonidae sp.	Car Fish	Habaraliya
Caesio xanthonota	Yellow Back Fusilier	Eliththa
Carthigaster aclandri	Jewel Spotted Puffer	Monara Peththaya
Catanixroinpygus sp.	Bluefin Travely	Nilwaral Parawa
Centropyge multispinnis	Multispined Dwarf Angelfish	Kuru Namba
Chaetodon coilare	Cordil Butterflyfish	Dumburu Panawa
Cheilodipterus sp.	Predatory Cardinal Fish	Koti Punnakkaliya
Chromis dimidiata	Chocolate - Dip Damselfish	Pol Kichcha
Chromis viridis	Blue Green Chromis	Kola Kichcha
Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus	Pixy Hawkfish	Mal Thapasa Kossa
Crabs	-	-
Dascylius trimaculatus	Domino Damselfish	Pulli Galhanda
Diodon hystrix	Porofin Fish	Kutu Peththaya
Diasytiskchil　sp.	Blue - Spotted Sinsay	Maduwa
Eacrachimus pasrus	Blackup Redfishark	Kunda Mora
Echeneis naucrates	Slender Remora	Kalu Pulliya
Echidna Nebulosa	Snow Flake Moray	Tharu Gal Gulla
Echidna xanthospilus	Yelow Spotted Moray	Kaha Thith Gal Gulla
Ecsenius bicolor	Bicolor Blenny	Walige Rathu Huna
Epinephelus merra	Dwart Spotted Grouper	Pulli Kossa
Exocoetidae sp.	Flying Fish	Piya Messa
Fistularia commersonii	Smooth Cornet Fish	Malawa
Forcipiger flavissimus	Long Nose Butterflyfish	Hota Diga Panawa
Gamphosus caeruleus	Bird Mouth Wrasse	Koppara Girawa
Gobiodon citrinus	Citron Blenny	Galmal Huna
Grammistes sexlineatus	Sixlined Acap Fish	Kahaeri Kossa
Grathodon sp.	Golden Travely	Kabara Parawa
Gymnomuraena zebra	Zebra Moray	Wairan Gal Gulla
Gymnothorax permitus	Particulated Moray	Pulli Gal Gulla
Hermirhamphus sp.	Half Break	Moralla
Heniochus acuminatus	Longfin Banner Fish	Manamalaya
Heniochus pleurotaenia	Indian Banner Fish	Kotawaral Gona
Hippocampus kuda	Spotted Sea Horse	Muhudu Aswaya
Labroides dimidiatus	Cleaner Wrasse	Weda Girawa
Lepturacanthus savala	Ribbon Fish	Sawalaya
© ２００８， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Statistical Compendium on Natural Resources Management Sri Lanka 2000,
Ministry of Forestry & Environment
Key;
*1;  This source has only listed from A to L. We will try to get other names later in another source.
Revised:  2008(y)/08(m)/10(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka