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Anabantiformes · Leaffishes, Snakeheads, and Gouramis

14 species
Ceylon Snakehead
VU
Ceylon Snakehead ගල් ලූලා இலங்கை விரால் Channa orientalis
Ceylonese Combtail Gourami
VUEndemic
Ceylonese Combtail Gourami Belontia signata
Channa ara
Channa ara Channa ara
Giant Gourami
LC
Giant Gourami යෝධ ගුරාමි මාළුවා பெரிய கௌராமி மீன் Osphronemus goramy
Giant Snakehead
LC
Giant Snakehead දැවැන්ත ලූලා ராட்சத விரால் Channa micropeltes
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NT
Kelaart’s Dwarf Snakehead කෙලාර්ට්ගේ කුඩා ලූලා Channa kelaartii
Kissing Gourami
LC
Kissing Gourami සිපගන්නා මාළුවා முத்தமிடும் மீன் Helostoma temminckii
Snakeskin Gourami
LC
Snakeskin Gourami සර්ප සම් ගුරාමි பாம்புத்தோல் கௌராமி Trichopodus pectoralis
Spiketail Gourami
LC
Spiketail Gourami උල්වලිග ගුරාමි මාළුවා முள்வால் குராமி Pseudosphromenus cupanus
Spotted Gourami
ENEndemic
Spotted Gourami මල් පුලුට්ටා புள்ளி கௌராமி Malpulutta kretseri
Spotted Snakehead
LC
Spotted Snakehead පුල්ලි ලූලා புள்ளி விரால் Channa punctata
Striped Snakehead
LC
Striped Snakehead ලූලා விரால் மீன் Channa striata
Three Spot Gourami
LC
Three Spot Gourami ලප තුනක් ඇති ගුරාමි මාළුවා மூன்று புள்ளி குராமி Trichopodus trichopterus
කාවයියා
LC
කාවයියා කාවයියා பனையேறிக் கெண்டை Anabas testudineus
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