Marine species in Sri Lanka

Acanthurus leucosternon

Powder-Blue Surgeonfish

Acanthurus lineatus

Lined Surgeonfish

Acanthurus triostegus

Convict Surgeonfish

Acropora abrotanoides

Acropora secale

Purple Tipped Acropora

Amphiprion nigripes

Clownfish

Balaenoptera musculus

Blue Whale

Caranx sexfasciatus

Bigeye Trevally

Chaetodon collare

Brown Butterflyfish

Chaetodon decussatus

Black-Finned Vagabond

Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Holothuria atra

Lollyfish

Labroides dimidiatus

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse

Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridely

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

Sea Goldie

Pterois miles

Devil Firefish

Stenella longirostris

Spinner Dolphin

Zanclus cornutus

Moorish Idol

Acanthaster planci

Crown-of-Thorns

Acropora cytherea

Table Coral

Acropora glauca

Acropora humilis

Finger Coral

Acropora muricata

Brown Staghorn Coral

Acropora valida

Bushy Staghorn Coral

Apolemichthys xanthurus

Yellowtail Angelfish

Balistapus undulatus

Orange-Lined Triggerfish

Gymnothorax buroensis

Vagrant Moray

Lutjanus gibbus

Humpback Snapper

Pomacanthus imperator

Emperor

Sillago sihama

Silver Sillago

Spirula spirula

common spirula

Thalassoma hardwicke

Six-Banded Wrasse

Acropora clathrata

Plate Coral

Acropora digitifera

Acropora intermedia

Arothron nigropunctatus

Blackspotted Puffer

Caranx melampygus

Bluefin Trevally

Cephalopholis formosa

Bluelined Grouper

Gymnothorax chilospilus

Lipspot Moray

Gymnothorax flavimarginatus

Yellow-Edged Moray

Halichoeres marginatus

Splendid Rainbow Wrasse

Linckia multifora

Multipore Sea Star

Odonus niger

Red-Toothed Triggerfish

Siganus javus

Java Rabbitfish

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse