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Labriformes · Wrasses and allies

37 species
Photo English සිංහල தமிழ் Scientific name IUCN Sri Lanka
Argus Wrasse — — Halichoeres argus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Barred Thicklip — — Hemigymnus fasciatus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Blackeye Thicklip — — Hemigymnus melapterus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Blue-Barred Parrotfish නිල් ඉරි ගිරා මාළුවා நீலக் கோட்டுக் கிளி மீன் Scarus ghobban LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Blue-Headed Wrasse — — Thalassoma amblycephalum LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Blue-Ribbon Wrasse — — Stethojulis trilineata LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse නිල් ඉරි පිරිසිදු කරන මාළුවා நீலக்கோட்டு சுத்தம்செய்யும் மீன் Labroides dimidiatus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Bubblefin Wrasse — — Halichoeres nigrescens LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Captain Parrotfish කපිතාන් ගිරා මාළුවා கப்டன் கிளிமீன் Chlorurus enneacanthus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Checkerboard Wrasse — — Halichoeres hortulanus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Cloud Wrasse — — Halichoeres nebulosus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Cutribbon Wrasse — — Stethojulis interrupta LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Diana’s Hogfish — — Bodianus diana LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Eclipse Parrotfish ග්‍රහණ ගිරා මාළුවා கிரகண கிளிமீன் Scarus russelii LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Five-Saddle Parrotfish ගිරා මාළුවා கிளி மீன் Scarus scaber LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Floral Maori Wrasse — — Cheilinus chlorourus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Green Bird Wrasse කොළ කුරුළු මාළුවා — Gomphosus caeruleus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Greenblotch Parrotfish කොළ ලප ගිරා මාළුවා பச்சைப் புள்ளி கிளி மீன் Scarus quoyi LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Greencheek Parrotfish කොළ කම්මුල් ගිරා මාළුවා பச்சைக் கன்ன கிளிமீன் Scarus prasiognathos LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Indian Bullethead Parrotfish ඉන්දියානු උණ්ඩ හිස ගිරා මාළුවා இந்திய குண்டுத்தலை கிளிமீன் Chlorurus sordidus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Jansen’s Wrasse — — Thalassoma jansenii LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Latticed Sandperch දැල් රටා වැලි මාළුවා — Parapercis clathrata LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Moon Wrasse — — Thalassoma lunare LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Pacific Dusky Wrasse — — Halichoeres annularis 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Queen Coris — — Coris formosa LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Raggedfin Parrotfish ඉරුණු වරල් ගිරා මාළුවා கிழிந்த துடுப்புக் கிளிமீன் Chlorurus rhakoura LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Redlip Parrotfish රතු තොල් ගිරා මාළුවා சிவப்பு உதட்டு கிளி மீன் Scarus rubroviolaceus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Rockmover Wrasse — — Novaculichthys taeniourus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Roundhead Parrotfish වටකුරු හිස් ගිරා මාළුවා உருண்ட தலை கிளிமீன் Chlorurus strongylocephalus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Sixband Parrotfish පටි හයේ ගිරා මාළුවා ஆறு பட்டை கிளி மீன் Scarus frenatus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Sixbar Wrasse — — Thalassoma hardwicke LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Star-Eye Parrotfish තාරකා ඇස් ගිරා මාළුවා நட்சத்திரக்கண் கிளி மீன் Calotomus carolinus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Swarthy Parrotfish කළු ගිරා මාළුවා கருமை கிளிமீன் Scarus niger LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Thousand-Spot Grubfish — — Parapercis millepunctata LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Timor Wrasse — — Halichoeres timorensis LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Tripletail Maori Wrasse — — Cheilinus trilobatus LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
Zigzag Wrasse — — Halichoeres scapularis LC 🌿 Lives in Sri Lanka
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