List of common commercial fish of Sri Lanka
Name Binomial Sinhala Name
Smooth-shelled swimming crab Charybdis affinis Mudu kakuluwaa ( මුදු කකුලුවා )
Crucifix crab Charybdis feriata Mudu kakuluwaa ( මුදු කකුලුවා )
Indo Pacific swimming crab Charybdis hellerii Mudu kakuluwaa ( මුදු කකුලුවා )
Ridged swimming crab Charybdis natator Mudu kakuluwaa ( මුදු කකුලුවා )
Indian swimming crab Charybdis smithii Mudu kakuluwaa ( මුදු කකුලුවා )
Blunt-toothed crab Charybdis truncata Mudu kakuluwaa ( මුදු කකුලුවා )
Flower crab Portunus pelagicus Mal kakuluwaa ( මල් කකුලුවා )
Three-spot swimming crab Portunus sanguinolentus Mudu kakuluwaa ( මුදු කකුලුවා )
Mangrove crab Scylla serrata Kalapu kakuluwaa ( කලපු කකුලුවා )
Crustaceans
Class : Malacostraca Order : Decapoda Family : Palaemonidae Name Binomial Sinhala Name Giant river prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii Karadu issaa ( කරඩු ඉස්සා ) Family : Penaeidae Name Binomial Sinhala Name Indian prawn Fenneropenaeus indicus - syn . Penaeus indicus Kiri issaa ( කිරි ඉස්සා ) Asian tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon Karawadu issaa ( කරවදු ඉස්සා ) Green tiger prawn Penaeus semisulcatus Kurutu issaa ( කුරු‍ටු ඉස්සා ) Family : Palinuridae Name Binomial Sinhala Name Scalloped spiny lobster Panulirus homarus Waeli issaa ( වැලි ඉස්සා ) Ornate rock lobster Panulirus ornatus Devi issaa ( දෙවි ඉස්සා ) Pronghorn spiny lobster Panulirus penicillatus Gal issaa ( ගල් ඉස්සා ) Slipper lobster Panulirus polyphagus Mada issaa ( මඩ ඉස්සා ) Painted rock lobster Panulirus versicolor Bathik issaa ( බතික් ඉස්සා ) Family : Scyllaridae Name Binomial Sinhala Name Slipper lobster Bathyarctus rubens - syn . Scyllarus rubens Sapaththu issaa ( සපත්තු ඉස්සා ) Pygmy slipper lobster Biarctus sordidus - syn . Scyllarus sordidus Sapaththu issaa ( සපත්තු ඉස්සා ) Order : Stomatopoda Family : Odontodactylidae Name Binomial Sinhala Name Peacock mantis shrimp Odontodactylus scyllarus - very few used as a food . mostly as an aquarium species . Monara issaa ( මොණර ඉස්සා ) Family : Portunidae
Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. It is situated in the middle of Indian Ocean. Because of being an island, Sri Lanka has many endemic freshwater fauna, as well as thousands of marine and brackish water fauna. Fishing is the way of life of most of costal community. So, the marine fish fauna gives a greater commercial value to the country's economy, as well as well being of the coastal people. 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. i.e. - All Sinhala words are typed by SININETN truetype font style of Singreesi software.