There are 55 species of fin fishes belonging to 33 families in the Bolgoda Lagoon,
of which about 30 are commercially important. Sardinella melanura, Caranx
sansun, Leognathus. sp, Mugil cephalus, Etroplus suratensis and Trachysurus
cae/us are the dominant species. The mean annual fin fish production is 30
mt/year and it is on the decline.
