Invertebrates Flora Botanical gardens Civil societies Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India.
[2] A preliminary checklist of sharks around Sri Lanka was compiled by marine biologist, ornithologist, astronomer and well known diver Rex I.
According to De Silva, there are 60 sharks species and 30 rays and skates found around the coast of Sri Lanka.
Rays are distinguished by their flattened bodies, enlarged pectoral fins that are fused to the head, and gill slits that are placed on their ventral surfaces.
https://sites.google.com/site/booksharksofsrilanka/home/ Ebert, D.A., De Silva, R.I. and Goonewardene, M. First Record of a Dwarf False Catshark (Carcharhiniformes" Pseudotriakidae) from Sri Lanka.