Order | Family | Species | Occurrence | FishBase name | Name in Country |
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Ovalentaria/misc | Pomacentridae | Amphiprion nigripes | native | Maldive anemonefish | |
Ovalentaria/misc | Pomacentridae | Amphiprion perideraion | native | Pink anemonefish | |
Ovalentaria/misc | Pomacentridae | Amphiprion sebae | native | Sebae anemonefish | |
Anabantiformes | Anabantidae | Anabas testudineus | native | Climbing perch | Kavaiya |
Tetraodontiformes | Monacanthidae | Anacanthus barbatus | native | Bearded leatherjacket | |
Eupercaria/misc | Labridae | Anampses meleagrides | native | Spotted wrasse | |
Anguilliformes | Anguillidae | Anguilla bengalensis | native | Indian mottled eel | Polon arndha |
Anguilliformes | Anguillidae | Anguilla bicolor | native | Indonesian shortfin eel | Kakkuta arndha |
Anguilliformes | Anguillidae | Anguilla nebulosa | native | Mottled eel | Pol mal aandha |
Clupeiformes | Dorosomatidae | Anodontostoma chacunda | native | Chacunda gizzard shad | Kulla-poykkendai |
Rhinopristiformes | Pristidae | Anoxypristis cuspidata | native | Pointed sawfish | |
Blenniiformes | Blenniidae | Antennablennius ceylonensis | native | ||
Lophiiformes | Antennariidae | Antennarius indicus | native | Indian frogfish | |
Lophiiformes | Antennariidae | Antennarius pictus | native | Painted frogfish | |
Eupercaria/misc | Lutjanidae | Aphareus furca | native | Small toothed jobfish | |
Eupercaria/misc | Lutjanidae | Aphareus rutilans | native | Rusty jobfish | |
Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei | Apistidae | Apistus carinatus | native | Ocellated waspfish | |
Cyprinodontiformes | Aplocheilidae | Aplocheilus blockii | native | Green panchax | Udda |
Cyprinodontiformes | Aplocheilidae | Aplocheilus dayi | endemic | Ceylon killifish | Uda handeya |
Cyprinodontiformes | Aplocheilidae | Aplocheilus lineatus | native | Striped panchax | |
Cyprinodontiformes | Aplocheilidae | Aplocheilus panchax | native | Blue panchax | Hande titteya |
Cyprinodontiformes | Aplocheilidae | Aplocheilus parvus | native | Dwarf panchax | |
Cyprinodontiformes | Aplocheilidae | Aplocheilus werneri | endemic | Werner's killifish | Iri handeya |
Kurtiformes | Apogonidae | Apogon crassiceps | native | Transparent cardinalfish | |
Acanthuriformes | Pomacanthidae | Apolemichthys xanthurus | native | Yellowtail angelfish | |
Perciformes/Serranoidei | Grammistidae | Aporops bilinearis | native | Blotched podge | |
Eupercaria/misc | Lutjanidae | Aprion virescens | native | Green jobfish | Dhiulava |
Kurtiformes | Apogonidae | Archamia bleekeri | native | Gon's cardinalfish | |
Eupercaria/misc | Sparidae | Argyrops spinifer | native | King soldierbream | Atissa |
Eupercaria/misc | Sciaenidae | Argyrosomus amoyensis | native | Amoy croaker | |
Anguilliformes | Congridae | Ariosoma anago | native | Silvery conger | |
Siluriformes | Ariidae | Arius jella | native | Blackfin sea catfish | Keluthy |
Siluriformes | Ariidae | Arius maculatus | native | Spotted catfish | Gal anguluvu |
Siluriformes | Ariidae | Arius subrostratus | native | Shovelnose sea catfish | Ura anguluva |
Siluriformes | Ariidae | Arius sumatranus | native | Goat catfish | |
Pleuronectiformes | Bothidae | Arnoglossus macrolophus | native | Large-crested lefteye flounder | |
Tetraodontiformes | Tetraodontidae | Arothron hispidus | native | White-spotted puffer | |
Tetraodontiformes | Tetraodontidae | Arothron immaculatus | native | Immaculate puffer | |
Tetraodontiformes | Tetraodontidae | Arothron nigropunctatus | native | Blackspotted puffer | |
Tetraodontiformes | Tetraodontidae | Arothron stellatus | native | Stellate puffer | |
Pleuronectiformes | Bothidae | Asterorhombus intermedius | native | Intermediate flounder | |
Carcharhiniformes | Atelomycteridae | Atelomycterus marmoratus | native | Coral catshark | |
Atheriniformes | Atherinidae | Atherinomorus lacunosus | native | Wide-banded hardyhead silverside | Mottechi |
Atheriniformes | Atherinidae | Atherinomorus pinguis | native | Narrow-banded hardyhead silverside | |
Eupercaria/misc | Sciaenidae | Atrobucca bengalensis | native | ||
Carangiformes | Carangidae | Atropus armatus | native | Longfin trevally | Tangah-parah |
Carangiformes | Carangidae | Atropus atropos | native | Cleftbelly trevally | Kunni-parah |
Carangiformes | Carangidae | Atropus hedlandensis | native | Bumpnose trevally | |
Carangiformes | Carangidae | Atropus mentalis | native | Longrakered trevally | |
Carangiformes | Carangidae | Atule mate | native | Yellowtail scad | Warri-parah |