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Table 06 (Nat., Creature) |
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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 |
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2008, KRI (Kusaka Research
Institute) |
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Source: |
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Statistical
Compendium on Natural Resources Management Sri Lanka 2000, |
Ministry of Forestry &
Environment |
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Revised: 2008(y)/08(m)/10(d) |
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Chief Editor: |
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Dr. Milton
Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.) |
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The
Head, Department of Management Studies |
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University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka |
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