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Table  06  (Nat., Creature)
Important Marine Food Fish in Sri Lanka
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Species Common Name Sinhalese Name
Acanthocybium solandri Wahoo Pirimi Thora
Amblygaster clupeoides Bleekers Smooth Belly Gal Hurulla
Amblygaster sirm Trenched Sadine Hurulla
Auxis thazard Frigate Tuna Alagoduwa
Caesio cuning Redeeli Yellow Tail Fusilier Panaththaya
Caranx sp. Travally Jacks Parawu
Carcharhinus falciformis Silky Shark Honda Mora
Carcharhinus longimanus Orcenic Whitetip Polkola Mora
Epinephelus faveatus Barred - Chest Grouper Pulli Kossa
Euthynnus affinis Mackerel Tuna Ata Walla
Gymnura poecilura Longtail Butterfly Ray Wali Maduwa
Istiophorus platyperus Indo Facific Sailfish Thalapath
Katsuwonus pelamis Skip Jack Tuna Balaya
Lethrinus elongatus Pigeaace Bream Uru Mota
Lethrinus nebulosus Spangled Emperor Atatissa
Lutjanus argentimaculatus Red Snapper Thamralaya
Lutjanus malabaricus Red Mullet Gal Maluwa
Makaira indica Black Marlin Koppara
Mobula kuhlii Lesser Devil Ray Anga Maduwa
Prionace glauca Blue Shark Seenie Mora
Pristipomoides sp. Red Snapper Lalamiya
Rastrelliger kanagurta Indian Mackerel Kumbalawa
Sardinella albella White Sardinella Sudaya
Sardinella gibbosa Goldstrip Sardinella Salaya
Scomberomorus sp. Spanish Mackerel Seer Thora
Selar crumenophthalmus Bigeye Scad Boalla
Sphyraena sp. Barracuda Seelawa
Thunnus albacares Yellow Pin Tuna Kelawalla
Thunnus obesus Bigeye Tuna Konda
Xiphias gladius Swordfish Sappara
© 2008, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Statistical Compendium on Natural Resources Management Sri Lanka 2000,
Ministry of Forestry & Environment 
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