Dried fish varieties in Sri Lanka
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| Scientific name | English name | Sinhala name* | Tamil name* | Habitat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| Krill | Kooni | |||
| Penaeus sp. | Shrimp/prawn | Issa | ||
| Squid/Cuttle fish | Della | |||
| 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 | ||
| Glossogobius giuris | Bar eyed goby | Weligouwa | ||
| Channa striatus | Murrel | Loola | ||
| Hyporham | Half beak | Morella | ||
| Arius sp. | Catfish | Magura | ||
(Source: NARA and NAqDA)
