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Cypriniformes · Minnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches

46 species
Photo English සිංහල தமிழ் Scientific name IUCN Endemic
Amur Carp — — Cyprinus rubrofuscus LC —
Armitage’s Rasbora — — Rasbora armitagei CR Endemic
Catla — — Labeo catla LC —
Ceylon Logsucker — — Garra ceylonensis NT —
Cherry Barb ලේ තිත්තයා செர்ரி பார்ப் மீன் Puntius titteya Endemic
Cherry Barb — — Rohanella titteya VU Endemic
Common Spiny Loach — — Lepidocephalichthys thermalis LC —
Deccan Mahseer — — Tor khudree LC —
Filament Barb — மச்சக்கெண்டை Dawkinsia filamentosa LC —
Gal Oya Striped Rasbora — — Rasbora adisi —
Greenstripe Barb — — Bhava vittata LC —
Kamalika’s Barb Puntius kamalika — Puntius kamalika EN —
Kelum’s Long-Snouted Barb — — Puntius kelumi EN —
Kitulgala Danio — — Devario micronema EN Endemic
Large Silver Carplet — — Amblypharyngodon grandisquamis LC Endemic
Laubuka lankensis Laubuka lankensis — Laubuka lankensis NT Endemic
Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi — — Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi EN —
Long Snouted Barb — — Puntius dorsalis LC —
Malabar Danio — மலபார் டேனியோ Devario malabaricus LC —
Mountain Labeo — — Labeo fisheri EN —
Naggsi’s Rasbora — — Rasbora naggsi EN Endemic
Narrow-Striped Rasbora — — Rasbora microcephala LC —
Olive Barb — — Systomus sarana LC —
Puntius thermalis — — Puntius thermalis LC —
Rasboroides pallidus — — Rasboroides pallidus EN —
Red-Finned Barb — — Pethia reval EN Endemic
Redside Barb — — Plesiopuntius bimaculatus LC —
Rohu — ரோகு மீன் Labeo rohita LC —
Schistura scripta — — Schistura scripta CR —
Silver Carp — வெள்ளிக்கெண்டை மீன் Hypophthalmichthys molitrix NT —
South Indian Flying Barb — — Esomus thermoicos LC —
Spotback Loach — — Schistura notostigma NT —
Sri Lanka Labeo — — Labeo heladiva LC Endemic
Swamp Barb — — Puntius chola LC —
Tiger Loach — — Paracanthocobitis urophthalma EN Endemic
Tinfoil Barb — — Barbonymus schwanefeldii LC —
Two Spot Barb — — Pethia cumingii EN Endemic
අසෝක පෙතියා — — Systomus asoka CR Endemic
දණ්ඩියා — — Rasbora dandia LC —
දුම්බර පෙතියා — — Systomus martenstyni EN Endemic
පතිරණ සාලයා — — Devario pathirana EN —
බන්දුල පෙතියා බන්දුල පෙතියා — Pethia bandula CR Endemic
බුලත් හපයා බුලත් හපයා — Pethia nigrofasciata VU Endemic
විල්පිට දණ්ඩියා — — Rasbora wilpita VU —
හල් මල් දණ්ඩියා — — Rasboroides vaterifloris EN Endemic
හීත මස්සා — — Systomus pleurotaenia VU Endemic