Invertebrates Flora Botanical gardens Civil societies Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India.
Because of being an island, Sri Lanka has many endemic freshwater fauna, as well as thousands of marine and brackish water fauna.
So, the marine fish fauna gives a greater commercial value to the country's economy, as well as well being of the coastal people.
[2] Marine fish are strictly different from freshwater counterparts due to high salinity of sea water, which they live.
Also, they are larger than most freshwater species and rich in proteins.
There are about 100+ species of common commercial fish around the country.
Crustaceans such as, crabs, lobsters, prawns, and squids, cuttlefish, and sea cucumbers also added to this list instead of fish types due to their high value commercially.
[3] Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Lamniformes.
Class: Cephalopoda Order: Teuthida Family: Loliginidae Order: Sepiida Family: Sepiidae