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Carangiformes · Jacks, Flounders, Barracudas, and ies

46 species
Photo English සිංහල தமிழ் Scientific name IUCN Sri Lanka
African Pompano අප්‍රිකානු පරවා — Alectis ciliaris LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Barramundi — கொடுவா மீன் Lates calcarifer LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Barred Queenfish — வரியுடைய பால்பாரை Scomberoides tala LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Barred Yellowtail Scad — — Atule mate LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Bigeye Scad ලොකු ඇස් මාළුවා — Selar crumenophthalmus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Bigeye Trevally ලොකු ඇස් පාරා ஊசிப்பாரை Caranx sexfasciatus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Black Pomfret කළු වවුලා கருவாவல் Parastromateus niger LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Blackfin Barracuda — கருந்துடுப்பு ஊளி Sphyraena qenie LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Blacktip Trevally කළු අග පරවා கருமுனைப் பாரை Caranx heberi LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Bludger — — Turrum gymnostethus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Bluefin Trevally නිල් පියාපත් පරවයා நீலத் துடுப்புப் பாரை Caranx melampygus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Broadbill Swordfish කඩු මාළුවා வாள் மீன் Xiphias gladius NT 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Coastal Trevally වෙරළ පරවයා கரையோரப் பாரை Turrum coeruleopinnatum LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Cobia — கடல் விரால் Rachycentron canadum LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Commerson’s Sole — கொமர்சன் நாக்கு மீன் Dagetichthys commersonnii LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Common Dart — — Trachinotus botla LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Common Dolphinfish ඩොල්ෆින් මාළුවා — Coryphaena hippurus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Diamond Trevally දියමන්ති පරවයා அந்திப்பன்னா Scyris indica LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
False Trevally — குதிப்பு Lactarius lactarius 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Giant Queenfish යෝධ රැජින මාළුවා கட்டா Scomberoides commersonnianus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Giant Trevally යෝධ පරවා பெரும்பாரை Caranx ignobilis LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Golden Trevally රන්වන් පරවා வரிப்பாரை Gnathanodon speciosus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Great Barracuda — பெரிய ஊளி Sphyraena barracuda LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Indian Halibut — நாய் அடல்மீன் Psettodes erumei DD 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Island Jack දූපත් පරවයා தீவுப் பாரை Ferdauia orthogrammus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Longfin Trevally දිගු වරල් පරවයා நீண்ட துடுப்புப் பாரை Atropus armatus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Longnose Trevally දිගු නාස පරවයා நீண்ட மூக்குப் பாரை Platycaranx chrysophrys LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Mackerel Scad — — Decapterus macarellus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Military Barracuda — — Sphyraena putnamae LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Needleskin Queenfish — — Scomberoides tol LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Oriental Sole — நாக்கு மீன் Brachirus orientalis LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Pacific Threadfin — — Filistriatus sexfilis 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Persian Trevally පර්සියානු පරවා — Carangoides ire 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Pickhandle Barracuda — ஊளி Sphyraena jello LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Pilotfish මඟ පෙන්වන මාළුවා வழிகாட்டி மீன் Naucrates ductor LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Rainbow Runner — கிறிச்சடை Elagatis bipinnulata LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Sharksucker මෝර උරන මාළුවා உருவுமீன் Echeneis naucrates LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Smallspotted Dart — — Trachinotus baillonii LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Snubnose Dart — — Trachinotus blochii LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Striped Barracuda — கோடு ஊளி Sphyraena obtusata LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Three-Ring Flounder — — Pseudorhombus triocellatus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Torpedo Scad — வங்கடை Megalaspis cordyla LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Whalesucker තල්මසුන්ට ඇලෙන මාළුවා திமிங்கில ஒட்டுமீன் Remora australis LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Yellow Spotted Trevally කහ ලප පරවා மஞ்சள் புள்ளிப் பாரை Turrum fulvoguttatum LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Yellowstripe Scad — — Selaroides leptolepis LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
තලපත් තලපත් பாய்மீன் Istiophorus platypterus VU 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
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