View source for Dried fish varieties in Sri Lanka

{| class="wikitable"
|+Dried fish varieties (marine and inland)
!'''Scientific  name'''
!'''English  name'''
!'''Sinhala  name*'''
!'''Tamil  name*'''
!'''Habitat'''
|-
! colspan="5" |'''Small  Marine Fish'''
|-
|''Stolephorus  sp.''
|Anchovy  species (sprats)
|Haalmessa
|Neththili
|Pelagic
|-
|''Amblygaster  cluepeoides''
|Smoothbelly  sardinella
|Keerameen
|Mundakan  kilichchi
|Pelagic
|-
|''Amblygaster sirm''
|Trenched  sardinella (herring)
|Hurulla
|Keerimeen  saalai
|Pelagic
|-
|''Leiognathus  sp.''
|Pony  fish species
|Karalla
|Vari  karai
|Demersal
|-
|''Rastrelliger  kanagurta'' 
|Indian  mackerel
|Kumbalava
|Kanang  keluththi
|Pelagic
|-
|''Decapterus macrosoma''
|Shortfin  scad
|Linna
|
|Reef-associated
|-
| colspan="5" |Large  Marine Fish
|-
|''Katsuwonus  pelamis''
|Skipjack  tuna
|Balaya
|
|Pelagic
|-
|''Scomberoides  lysan''
|Double-spotted queen fish
|Katta
|
|Reef-associated
|-
|''Carcharhinus  sp.''
|Shark
|Mora/Keelan
|
|
|-
|''Arlus  thalassinus''
|Giant catfish
|Anguluwa
|
|
|-
|''Scomberomorus  commersoni''
|Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Seer)
|Thora
|Arekula
|Pelagic
|-
|''Dasyatis  sp.''
|Sting  ray
|Maduwa
|
|
|-
|''Sardinella  gibbose''
|Gold-striped  sardinella
|Saalaya
|
|
|-
|''Istiophorus  platypterus''
|Sailfish
|Thalapath
|Mayil  meen
|Pelagic
|-
|''Harpadon nehereus''
|Bombay  duck
|Bombili
|
|Benthopelagic
|-
|''Chirocentrus  dorab''
|Dorab wolf-herring
|Katuwalla
|
|
|-
|''Lactarius  lactarius''
|False  trevally
|Pulunna
|Suthumbu
|
|-
|''Carangoides  fulvoguttatusf'' 
|Yellow-spotted  trevally
|Thumba  parawa
|Manjal  parai
|Reef-associated
|-
| 
|Perch  giant
|Koduwa
|
|
|-
| 
|
|Anjila
|
|
|-
|''Caranx ignobilis''
|Giant  trevally
|Parawa
|
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|-
| 
|Krill
|Kooni
|
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|-
|''Penaeus  sp.''
|Shrimp/prawn
|Issa
|
|
|-
|
|Squid/Cuttle  fish
|Della
|
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|-
! colspan="5" |'''Freshwater  Fish Species'''
|-
|''Puntius filamentosus''
|Filamented  barb
|Pethiya
|
|Freshwater
|-
|''Etroplus suratensis''
|Pearl  spot cichlid
|Koraliya
|
|
|-
|''Oreochromis mossambicus''
|Tilapia
|Mozambique  Tilapiya
|
|
|-
|''Oreochromis niloticus''
|Nile  tilapia
|Batta
|
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|-
|''Glossogobius giuris''
|Bar  eyed goby
|Weligouwa
|
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|-
|''Channa striatus''
|Murrel
|Loola
|
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|-
|''Hyporham''
|Half  beak
|Morella
|
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|-
|''Arius''  sp.
|Catfish
|Magura
|
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|}
(Source: NARA and NAqDA)