Perciformes

Serranidae

Plectropomus pessuliferus

native 

Roving coralgrouper 

Perciformes

Plesiopidae

Plesiops auritus

native 

Perciformes

Plesiopidae

Plesiops coeruleolineatus

native 

Crimsontip longfin 

Siluriformes

Ariidae

Plicofollis dussumieri

native 

Blacktip sea catfish 

Keluthy 

Siluriformes

Ariidae

Plicofollis platystomus

native 

Flatmouth sea catfish 

Siluriformes

Ariidae

Plicofollis tenuispinis

native 

Thinspine sea catfish 

Siluriformes

Plotosidae

Plotosus canius

native 

Gray eel-catfish 

Kana magura 

Siluriformes

Plotosidae

Plotosus limbatus

native 

Darkfin eel catfish 

Siluriformes

Plotosidae

Plotosus lineatus

native 

Striped eel catfish 

Mudhu hunga 

Pleuronectiformes

Pleuronectidae

Poecilopsetta colorata

native 

Coloured righteye flounder 

Pleuronectiformes

Pleuronectidae

Poecilopsetta praelonga

native 

Alcock's narrow-body righteye flounder 

Perciformes

Polynemidae

Polydactylus microstomus

native 

Small-mouthed threadfin 

Perciformes

Polynemidae

Polydactylus plebeius

native 

Striped threadfin 

Barmeen 

Perciformes

Polynemidae

Polydactylus sextarius

native 

Blackspot threadfin 

Kutlikala 

Perciformes

Polynemidae

Polynemus paradiseus

questionable 

Paradise threadfin 

Perciformes

Pomacanthidae

Pomacanthus annularis

native 

Bluering angelfish 

Perciformes

Pomacanthidae

Pomacanthus chrysurus

native 

Goldtail angelfish 

Perciformes

Pomacanthidae

Pomacanthus imperator

native 

Emperor angelfish 

Perciformes

Pomacanthidae

Pomacanthus semicirculatus

native 

Semicircle angelfish 

Perciformes

Pomacanthidae

Pomacanthus sexstriatus

native 

Sixbar angelfish 

Perciformes

Pomacentridae

Pomacentrus chrysurus

native 

Whitetail damsel 

Perciformes

Pomacentridae

Pomacentrus coelestis

native 

Neon damselfish 

Perciformes

Pomacentridae

Pomacentrus indicus

native 

Indian damsel 

Perciformes

Pomacentridae

Pomacentrus melanochir

native 

Indonesian damsel 

Perciformes

Pomacentridae

Pomacentrus nagasakiensis

native 

Nagasaki damsel 

Perciformes

Pomacentridae

Pomacentrus proteus

endemic 

Colombo damsel 

Perciformes

Pomacentridae

Pomacentrus similis

native 

Similar damsel 

Order

Family

Species

Status

FB name

Name

Perciformes

Pomacentridae

Pomacentrus tripunctatus

native 

Threespot damsel 

Perciformes

Haemulidae

Pomadasys argenteus

native 

Silver grunt 

Iri bateya 

Perciformes

Haemulidae

Pomadasys argyreus

native 

Bluecheek silver grunt 

Perciformes

Haemulidae

Pomadasys commersonnii

questionable 

Smallspotted grunter 

Perciformes

Haemulidae

Pomadasys furcatus

native 

Banded grunter 

Perciformes

Haemulidae

Pomadasys guoraca

native 

Perciformes

Haemulidae

Pomadasys hasta

native 

Perciformes

Haemulidae

Pomadasys maculatus

native 

Saddle grunt 

Perciformes

Haemulidae

Pomadasys olivaceus

native 

Olive grunt 

Stephanoberyciformes

Melamphaidae

Poromitra oscitans

native 

Yawning 

Perciformes

Priacanthidae

Priacanthus hamrur

native 

Moontail bullseye 

Paswa 

Perciformes

Priacanthidae

Priacanthus sagittarius

native 

Arrow bulleye 

Perciformes

Priacanthidae

Priacanthus tayenus

native 

Purple-spotted bigeye 

Pusuwa 

Perciformes

Gobiidae

Priolepis semidoliata

native 

Half-barred goby 

Carcharhiniformes

Carcharhinidae

Prionace glauca

native 

Blue shark 

Perciformes

Lutjanidae

Pristipomoides filamentosus

native 

Crimson jobfish 

Perciformes

Lutjanidae

Pristipomoides multidens

native 

Goldbanded jobfish 

Perciformes

Lutjanidae

Pristipomoides sieboldii

native 

Lavender jobfish 

Perciformes

Lutjanidae

Pristipomoides typus

questionable 

Sharptooth jobfish 

Laga muva 

Perciformes

Lutjanidae

Pristipomoides zonatus

native 

Oblique-banded snapper 

Pristiformes

Pristidae

Pristis pectinata

native 

Smalltooth sawfish 

Pristiformes

Pristidae

Pristis zijsron

native 

Longcomb sawfish 

Perciformes

Sciaenidae

Protonibea diacanthus

native 

Blackspotted croaker 

Gobeya 

Perciformes

Gobiidae

Psammogobius biocellatus

native 

Sleepy goby 

Perciformes

Latidae

Psammoperca waigiensis

native 

Waigieu seaperch 

Chenganni 

Pleuronectiformes

Psettodidae

Psettodes erumei

native 

Indian spiny turbot 

Pathamadiya 

Perciformes

Serranidae

Pseudanthias evansi

native 

Yellowback anthias 

Tetraodontiformes

Balistidae

Pseudobalistes fuscus

native 

Yellow-spotted triggerfish 

Mol kota 

Perciformes

Labridae

Pseudocheilinus hexataenia

native 

Sixline wrasse 

Perciformes

Pseudochromidae

Pseudochromis aldabraensis

native 

Orange dottyback 

Perciformes

Pseudochromidae

Pseudochromis caudalis

native 

Perciformes

Pseudochromidae

Pseudochromis dilectus

native 

Perciformes

Pseudochromidae

Pseudochromis fuscus

native 

Brown dottyback 

Perciformes

Pseudochromidae

Pseudochromis paccagnellae

questionable 

Royal dottyback 

Perciformes

Gobiidae

Pseudogobius melanostictus

native