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Acanthuriformes · Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes, and ies

13 species
Photo English සිංහල தமிழ் Scientific name IUCN Endemic
Scissor-Tailed Fusilier — — Caesio caerulaurea LC —
Semicircle Angelfish අර්ධ වෘත්තාකාර දේවදූත මාළුවා அரைவட்ட தேவதை மீன் Pomacanthus semicirculatus LC —
Sharptooth Snapper — — Pristipomoides typus LC —
Silver Moony රිදී සඳ මාළුවා — Monodactylus argenteus LC —
Smalltooth Emperor — — Lethrinus microdon LC —
Spangled Emperor — — Lethrinus nebulosus LC —
Speckled Butterflyfish ලප සමනළ මාළුවා புள்ளி பட்டாம்பூச்சி மீன் Chaetodon citrinellus LC —
Speckled Snapper — — Lutjanus rivulatus LC —
Spotted Scat — புள்ளி இலத்தி Scatophagus argus LC —
Spotted Sicklefish තිත් සහිත දෑකැති මාළුවා — Drepane punctata LC —
Spotted-Face Surgeonfish — — Acanthurus maculiceps LC —
Striped Large-Eye Bream — — Gnathodentex aureolineatus LC —
Striped Surgeonfish — — Acanthurus lineatus LC —
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