Books
Book chapters
Sudasinghe, H. (2023). The Jaffna Peninsula and its Freshwater Fishes: More than Meets the Eye. In S. Fernando (Ed.), Jaffna Heritage (pp. xx–xx). Colombo: The National Trust of Sri Lanka. In press.
Publications in SCI Journals
2023
27. Sudasinghe, H., Ranasinghe, T., Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R., Rüber, L., Pethiyagoda, R., & Meegaskumbura, M. (2023). Biogeography and evolutionary history of Puntius sensu lato (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Sri Lanka. Scientific Reports, 13, 18724. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-45377-9
26. Sudasinghe, H., Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R., Ranasinghe, T., Wijesooriya, K., Pethiyagoda, R., Rüber, L., & Meegaskumbura, M. The loach genus Lepidocephalichthys (Telesotei: Cobitidae) in Sri Lanka and peninsular India: Multiple colonizations and unexpected species diversity. Hydrobiologia, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-023-05321-4
25. Sudasinghe, H., Rüber, L., & Meegaskumbura, M. (2023). Molecular phylogeny and systematics of the South Asian freshwater-fish genus Puntius (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zoologica Scripta. 52, 571–587. https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12618.
26. Sudasinghe, H., Dahanukar, N., Raghavan, R., Ranasinghe, T., Wijesooriya, K., Pethiyagoda, R., Rüber, L., & Meegaskumbura, M. The loach genus Lepidocephalichthys (Telesotei: Cobitidae) in Sri Lanka and peninsular India: Multiple colonizations and unexpected species diversity. Hydrobiologia, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-023-05321-4
25. Sudasinghe, H., Rüber, L., & Meegaskumbura, M. (2023). Molecular phylogeny and systematics of the South Asian freshwater-fish genus Puntius (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zoologica Scripta. 52, 571–587. https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12618.
2022
24. Sudasinghe, H., Ranasinghe, T., Wijesooriya, K., Pethiyagoda, R., Rüber, L., & Meegaskumbura, M. (2022). Molecular phylogeny and phylogeography of ricefishes (Teleostei: Adrianichthyidae: Oryzias) in Sri Lanka. Ecology and Evolution. 12, e9043. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9043
2021
23. Sudasinghe, H., Ranasinghe, T., Herath, J., Wijesooriya, K., Pethiyagoda, R., Rüber, L., & Meegaskumbura, M. (2021). Molecular phylogeny and phylogeography of the freshwater-fish genus Pethia (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Sri Lanka. BMC Ecology and Evolution. 21, 203. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01923-5
22. Sudasinghe, H., Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N., Pethiyagoda, R., Rüber, L., & Meegaskumbura, M. (2021). Diversification and biogeography of Dawkinsia (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka Biodiversity Hotspot. Organisms, Diversity & Evolution. 21, 795–820. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-021-00515-x
21. Sudasinghe, H., Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N., Senavirathna, T., Shewale, D.J., Paingankar, M.S., Amarasinghe, A., Pethiyagoda, R., Rüber, L., & Meegaskumbura, M. (2021). An island colonization by a ‘rheophilic’ fish: the phylogeography of Garra ceylonensis (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) on Sri Lanka. Biological Journal of the Linnaean Society. 132, 872–893. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blaa221
22. Sudasinghe, H., Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N., Pethiyagoda, R., Rüber, L., & Meegaskumbura, M. (2021). Diversification and biogeography of Dawkinsia (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka Biodiversity Hotspot. Organisms, Diversity & Evolution. 21, 795–820. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-021-00515-x
21. Sudasinghe, H., Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N., Senavirathna, T., Shewale, D.J., Paingankar, M.S., Amarasinghe, A., Pethiyagoda, R., Rüber, L., & Meegaskumbura, M. (2021). An island colonization by a ‘rheophilic’ fish: the phylogeography of Garra ceylonensis (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) on Sri Lanka. Biological Journal of the Linnaean Society. 132, 872–893. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blaa221
2020
20. Abesinghe, A., Sudasinghe, H., Amarasinghe, A., Fareed, F., Senavirathna, T., & Meegaskumbura, M. (2020). The identity of the exotic Pterygoplichthys sailfin catfishes in Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Loricariidae). Zootaxa, 4852(1), 145–150. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4852.1.10
19. Sudasinghe, H., Pethiyagoda, R., Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N., Rüber, L., & Meegaskumbura, M. (2020). Diversity, phylogeny and biogeography of Systomus (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) in Sri Lanka. Zoologica Scripta. 49, 710–731. https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12445
18. Sudasinghe, H., Ranasinghe, R. H. T., Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M., & Britz, R. (2020). Genetic diversity and morphological stasis in the Ceylon Snakehead, Channa orientalis (Teleostei: Channidae). Ichthyological Research. 68, 67–80. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-020-00768-0
17. Sudasinghe, H., Pethiyagoda, R., Ranasinghe, R. H. T., Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N. & Meegaskumbura, M. (2020). A molecular phylogeny of the freshwater-fish genus Rasbora (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Sri Lanka reveals a remarkable diversification—and a cryptic species. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 58, 1076–1110. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzs.12395
16. Sudasinghe, H., Pethiyagoda, R. & Meegaskumbura, M. (2020). A molecular phylogeny of the genus Laubuka (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Sri Lanka reveals multiple origins and a cryptic species. Systematics & Biodiversity. 18(6), 592–613. https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2020.1771468
15. Sudasinghe, H., Pethiyagoda, R. & Meegaskumbura, M. (2020). Evolution of Sri Lanka’s Giant Danios (Teleostei: Cyprinidae: Devario): teasing apart species in a recent diversification. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 149, 106853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106853
14. Sudasinghe, H., Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M., Maduwage, K. & Britz, R. (2020). Channa kelaartii, a valid species of dwarf snakehead from Sri Lanka and southern peninsular India (Teleostei: Channidae). Vertebrate Zoology, 70(2), 157–170. https://doi.org/10.26049/VZ70-2-2020-05
13. Sudasinghe, H., Adamson, E. A. S., Ranasinghe, R. H. T., Meegaskumbura, M., Ikebe, C. & Britz, R. (2020). Unexpected species diversity within Sri Lanka’s Snakeheads of the Channa marulius group (Teleostei: Channidae), Zootaxa, 4747(1), 113–132. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4747.1.4
12. Britz, R., Sudasinghe, H., Sykes, D. & Ranasinghe, R. H. T. (2020). Ophichthys desilvai, a poorly known synbranchid eel from Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Synbranchiformes). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 30(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.23788/IEF-1139
11. Surasinghe, T., Kariyawasam, R., Sudasinghe, H., & Karunarathna, S. (2020). Challenges in Biodiversity Conservation in a Highly Modified Tropical River Basin in Sri Lanka. Water, 12(1), 26. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12010026
19. Sudasinghe, H., Pethiyagoda, R., Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N., Rüber, L., & Meegaskumbura, M. (2020). Diversity, phylogeny and biogeography of Systomus (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) in Sri Lanka. Zoologica Scripta. 49, 710–731. https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12445
18. Sudasinghe, H., Ranasinghe, R. H. T., Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M., & Britz, R. (2020). Genetic diversity and morphological stasis in the Ceylon Snakehead, Channa orientalis (Teleostei: Channidae). Ichthyological Research. 68, 67–80. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-020-00768-0
17. Sudasinghe, H., Pethiyagoda, R., Ranasinghe, R. H. T., Raghavan, R., Dahanukar, N. & Meegaskumbura, M. (2020). A molecular phylogeny of the freshwater-fish genus Rasbora (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Sri Lanka reveals a remarkable diversification—and a cryptic species. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 58, 1076–1110. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzs.12395
16. Sudasinghe, H., Pethiyagoda, R. & Meegaskumbura, M. (2020). A molecular phylogeny of the genus Laubuka (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Sri Lanka reveals multiple origins and a cryptic species. Systematics & Biodiversity. 18(6), 592–613. https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2020.1771468
15. Sudasinghe, H., Pethiyagoda, R. & Meegaskumbura, M. (2020). Evolution of Sri Lanka’s Giant Danios (Teleostei: Cyprinidae: Devario): teasing apart species in a recent diversification. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 149, 106853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106853
14. Sudasinghe, H., Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M., Maduwage, K. & Britz, R. (2020). Channa kelaartii, a valid species of dwarf snakehead from Sri Lanka and southern peninsular India (Teleostei: Channidae). Vertebrate Zoology, 70(2), 157–170. https://doi.org/10.26049/VZ70-2-2020-05
13. Sudasinghe, H., Adamson, E. A. S., Ranasinghe, R. H. T., Meegaskumbura, M., Ikebe, C. & Britz, R. (2020). Unexpected species diversity within Sri Lanka’s Snakeheads of the Channa marulius group (Teleostei: Channidae), Zootaxa, 4747(1), 113–132. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4747.1.4
12. Britz, R., Sudasinghe, H., Sykes, D. & Ranasinghe, R. H. T. (2020). Ophichthys desilvai, a poorly known synbranchid eel from Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Synbranchiformes). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 30(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.23788/IEF-1139
11. Surasinghe, T., Kariyawasam, R., Sudasinghe, H., & Karunarathna, S. (2020). Challenges in Biodiversity Conservation in a Highly Modified Tropical River Basin in Sri Lanka. Water, 12(1), 26. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12010026
2019
10. Sudasinghe, H., Pethiyagoda, R., & Meegaskumbura, M. (2019). A review of the genus Esomus in Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 29(4), 343–360. https://doi.org/10.23788/IEF-1106
9. Sudasinghe, H., Pethiyagoda, R., Maduwage, K., & Meegaskumbura, M. (2019). The identity of the Sri Lankan Amblypharyngodon (Teleostei, Cyprinidae). ZooKeys, 820, 25–49. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.820.29632
8. Sudasinghe, H., & Pethiyagoda, R. (2019). A commentary on the taxonomic review of Sri Lankan Devario by Batuwita et al. 2017 (Teleostei: Danionidae). Zootaxa, 4543(3), 421–430. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4543.3.7
9. Sudasinghe, H., Pethiyagoda, R., Maduwage, K., & Meegaskumbura, M. (2019). The identity of the Sri Lankan Amblypharyngodon (Teleostei, Cyprinidae). ZooKeys, 820, 25–49. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.820.29632
8. Sudasinghe, H., & Pethiyagoda, R. (2019). A commentary on the taxonomic review of Sri Lankan Devario by Batuwita et al. 2017 (Teleostei: Danionidae). Zootaxa, 4543(3), 421–430. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4543.3.7
2018
7. Sudasinghe, H., Ranasinghe, R. H. T., Goonatilake, S. de A., & Meegaskumbura, M. (2018). A review of the genus Labeo (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Sri Lanka. Zootaxa, 4486(3), 201–235. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4486.3.1
6. Sudasinghe, H. (2018). A new species of Schistura (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from the south-western lowlands of Sri Lanka. Zootaxa, 4422(4), 478–492. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4422.4.2
5. Sudasinghe, H., Herath, J., Pethiyagoda, R., & Meegaskumbura, M. (2018). Undocumented translocations spawn taxonomic inflation in Sri Lankan fire rasboras (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae). PeerJ, 6, e6084. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6084
6. Sudasinghe, H. (2018). A new species of Schistura (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from the south-western lowlands of Sri Lanka. Zootaxa, 4422(4), 478–492. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4422.4.2
5. Sudasinghe, H., Herath, J., Pethiyagoda, R., & Meegaskumbura, M. (2018). Undocumented translocations spawn taxonomic inflation in Sri Lankan fire rasboras (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae). PeerJ, 6, e6084. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6084
2017
4. Sudasinghe, H. (2017). Schistura madhavai, a new species of hill-stream loach from Sri Lanka, with redescription of S. notostigma (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Zootaxa, 4311(1), 96–110. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4311.1.6
2016
3. Sudasinghe, H., & Meegaskumbura, M. (2016). Ompok argestes, a new species of silurid catfish endemic to Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Siluridae). Zootaxa, 4158(2), 261–271. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4158.2.7
2. Sudasinghe, H., Pethiyagoda, R., Maduwage, K., & Meegaskumbura, M. (2016). Mystus nanus, a new striped catfish from Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Bagridae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27(2), 163–172.
2. Sudasinghe, H., Pethiyagoda, R., Maduwage, K., & Meegaskumbura, M. (2016). Mystus nanus, a new striped catfish from Sri Lanka (Teleostei: Bagridae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27(2), 163–172.
2015
1. Batuwita, S., Maduwage, K., & Sudasinghe, H. (2015). Redescription of Pethia melanomaculata (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Sri Lanka. Zootaxa, 3936(4), 575–583. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3936.4.7
Publications in non-SCI Journals
12. Pethiyagoda, R., & Sudasinghe, H. (2017). The development of Sri Lankan biogeography in the colonial period. Ceylon Journal of Science, 46(5), 5–18. https://doi.org/10.4038/cjs.v46i5.7451
11. Sudasinghe, H. (2016). The problem of aquarium escapes: A new record of the Tinfoil Barb from Sri Lanka. Wild Lanka, 4(1), 17–25.
10. Pethiyagoda, R., Manamendra-Arachchi, K., & Sudasinghe, H. (2015). Underwater and Terrestrial Feeding in the Sri Lankan Wart-Frog, Lankanectes corrugatus. Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences), 43(2), 79–82. https://doi.org/10.4038/cjsbs.v43i2.7327
9. Sudasinghe, H., & Somaweera, R. (2015). Calotes versicolor (Oriental Garden Lizard): Diet. Herpetological Review, 46(4), 625–629.
8. Sudasinghe, H., Suranga, P., & Karunarathna, D.M.S.S. (2015). Fish die-off in the Attanagalu-Oya River, Sri Lanka: A provisional checklist of icthyofauna. TAPROBANICA: The Journal of Asian Biodiversity, 7(1), 49–52. https://doi.org/10.4038/tapro.v7i1.7198
7. Sudasinghe, B.S.A.T.H., Nilupul, P.W.D.T., & Bandara, S.P.J. (2014). Freshwater ichthyofauna in the Mullegama-Habarakada area, Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 6(5), 5731–5737. https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3583.5731-7
6. Edirisinghe, G.M., & Sudasinghe, B.S.A.T.H. (2013). An Observation of ovivory in the Sri Lankan Wolf Snake Cercaspis carinatus (Kuhl, 1820). SAURIA, 35(1), 54–56.
5. Edirisinghe, G.M., Sudasinghe, B.S.A.T.H., & Mapatuna, Y. (2013). Evidence of Saccolaimus saccolaimus (Chiroptera) roosting in a building in Sri Lanka. TAPROBANICA: The Journal of Asian Biodiversity, 5(1), 94–96. https://doi.org/10.4038/tapro.v5i1.5695
4. Sudasinghe, B.S.A.T.H., & Kusuminda, T.G.T. (2013). Ovipositional behavior of Otocryptis wiegmanni (Reptilia: Agamidae: Draconinae). Herpetotropicos, 9(1–2), 47–73.
3. Sudasinghe, B.S.A.T.H., & Kusuminda, T.G.T. (2012). An Observation of Xenochrophis cf. Piscator (Reptilia: Natriciidae) preying upon the eggs of Polypedatus cruciger (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae) in Sri Lanka. SAURIA, 34(2), 56–58.
2. Edirisinghe, G.M., & Sudasinghe, B.S.A.T.H. (2012). Cannibalism of Indian Palm Squirrel (Funambulus palmarum). TAPROBANICA: The Journal of Asian Biodiversity, 4(2), 117. https://doi.org/10.4038/tapro.v4i2.5067
1. Sudasinghe, B.S.A.T.H. (2010). Observation of Dendrelaphis bifrenalis (Reptilia: Colubridae) preying upon Polypedates cruciger (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae in Sri Lanka. SAURIA, 32(4), 75–78.
11. Sudasinghe, H. (2016). The problem of aquarium escapes: A new record of the Tinfoil Barb from Sri Lanka. Wild Lanka, 4(1), 17–25.
10. Pethiyagoda, R., Manamendra-Arachchi, K., & Sudasinghe, H. (2015). Underwater and Terrestrial Feeding in the Sri Lankan Wart-Frog, Lankanectes corrugatus. Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences), 43(2), 79–82. https://doi.org/10.4038/cjsbs.v43i2.7327
9. Sudasinghe, H., & Somaweera, R. (2015). Calotes versicolor (Oriental Garden Lizard): Diet. Herpetological Review, 46(4), 625–629.
8. Sudasinghe, H., Suranga, P., & Karunarathna, D.M.S.S. (2015). Fish die-off in the Attanagalu-Oya River, Sri Lanka: A provisional checklist of icthyofauna. TAPROBANICA: The Journal of Asian Biodiversity, 7(1), 49–52. https://doi.org/10.4038/tapro.v7i1.7198
7. Sudasinghe, B.S.A.T.H., Nilupul, P.W.D.T., & Bandara, S.P.J. (2014). Freshwater ichthyofauna in the Mullegama-Habarakada area, Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 6(5), 5731–5737. https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3583.5731-7
6. Edirisinghe, G.M., & Sudasinghe, B.S.A.T.H. (2013). An Observation of ovivory in the Sri Lankan Wolf Snake Cercaspis carinatus (Kuhl, 1820). SAURIA, 35(1), 54–56.
5. Edirisinghe, G.M., Sudasinghe, B.S.A.T.H., & Mapatuna, Y. (2013). Evidence of Saccolaimus saccolaimus (Chiroptera) roosting in a building in Sri Lanka. TAPROBANICA: The Journal of Asian Biodiversity, 5(1), 94–96. https://doi.org/10.4038/tapro.v5i1.5695
4. Sudasinghe, B.S.A.T.H., & Kusuminda, T.G.T. (2013). Ovipositional behavior of Otocryptis wiegmanni (Reptilia: Agamidae: Draconinae). Herpetotropicos, 9(1–2), 47–73.
3. Sudasinghe, B.S.A.T.H., & Kusuminda, T.G.T. (2012). An Observation of Xenochrophis cf. Piscator (Reptilia: Natriciidae) preying upon the eggs of Polypedatus cruciger (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae) in Sri Lanka. SAURIA, 34(2), 56–58.
2. Edirisinghe, G.M., & Sudasinghe, B.S.A.T.H. (2012). Cannibalism of Indian Palm Squirrel (Funambulus palmarum). TAPROBANICA: The Journal of Asian Biodiversity, 4(2), 117. https://doi.org/10.4038/tapro.v4i2.5067
1. Sudasinghe, B.S.A.T.H. (2010). Observation of Dendrelaphis bifrenalis (Reptilia: Colubridae) preying upon Polypedates cruciger (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae in Sri Lanka. SAURIA, 32(4), 75–78.