Barracuda ( Giant sea pike)

Trade NameBarracuda ( Giant sea pike)
Scientific NameSphyraena jello
FrenchBecune
JapaneseKamasu
SpanishBarracuda
Gear UsedGill net, Hook and line and Trawl nets
Peak SeasonSeptember to March
DistributionWest and East coast of India
Areas of abundanceKerala and Tamil Nadu coasts

Indian goat fish

Trade NameIndian goat fish
Scientific NameParupeneus indicus
FrenchRouget
JapaneseHimeji
SpanishSalmoneta
Gear UsedTrawl net
Peak SeasonAugust to February
DistributionEast coast of India
Areas of abundanceTamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh coasts

Dark band goat fish

Trade NameDark band goat fish
Scientific NameUpeneus tragula
FrenchRouget
JapaneseHimeji
SpanishSalmoneta
Gear UsedTrawl net
Peak SeasonAugust to February
DistributionEast coasts of India
Areas of abundanceTamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

Indian Salmon

Trade NameIndian Salmon
Scientific NameEleutheronema tetradactylum
FrenchBarbur
JapaneseTsubamekonoshiro
Gear UsedTrawl net, Drift Gill nets and Boat seines
Peak SeasonSeptember to December
DistributionNorth-East and North-west coasts of India
Areas of abundanceWest Bengal, Orissa and Gujarat coasts

Bombay Duck

Trade NameBombay Duck
Scientific NameHarpadon nehereus
JapaneseTenagamizutengu
FrenchBombay duck(Inde)
Gear UsedDol net and Boat seine
Peak SeasonSeptember to june
DistributionNorth-West coast of India
Areas of abundanceMaharashtra and Gujarat coast

Long spine sea-bream

Trade NameLong spine sea-bream
Scientific NameArgyrops spinifer
FrenchDorade
JapaneseTai
SpanishEsparido
Gear UsedTrawl net and Gill net
Peak SeasonAugust to February
DistributionWest and East coasts of India
Areas of abundanceAndhra Pradesh, tamil Nadu and Gujarat coasts

Japanese Thread-fin bream

Trade NameJapanese Thread-fin bream
Scientific NameNemipterus japonicus
FrenchDorade
JapaneseTai
SpanishEsparido
Gear UsedTrawl and gill net
Peak SeasonAugust to February
DistributionEast and West coasts of India
Areas of abundanceAndhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat coasts

Spade fish

Trade NameSpade fish
Scientific NameEphippus orbis
Gear UsedTrawl and Gill net
Peak SeasonAugust to January
DistributionEast and West coast of India
Areas of abundanceAndhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat coasts

Pearl spot

Trade NamePearl spot
Scientific NameEtroplus suratensis
Gear UsedCast net and Gill net
Peak SeasonMay to November
DistributionAn estuarine form found along the South-west and Orissa coasts
Areas of abundanceLakes of Kerala and Karnataka

Grey mullet

Trade NameGrey mullet
Scientific NameMugil cephalus
FrenchMuge
JapaneseBora
SpanishLisa
Gear UsedCast net, dip net
Peak SeasonAugust to February
DistributionEast and West coasts of India
Areas of abundanceSouth west coast, North east coast

Blue spot grey mullet

Trade NameBlue spot grey mullet
Scientific NameValamugil seheli
FrenchMuge
JapaneseBora
SpanishLisa
Gear UsedCast net and dip net
Peak SeasonAugust to February
DistributionEast and west coasts of India
Areas of abundanceSouth-West coasts, Vembanad lake and North east coasts

Milk fish

Trade NameMilk fish
Scientific NameChanos chanos
JapaneseChanide
SpanishSabahii
Gear UsedTrawl net
Peak SeasonAugust to December
DistributionCoastal waters including lagoons
Areas of abundanceGulf of Mannar

Dusky-finned bulleye

Trade NameDusky-finned bulleye
Scientific NamePriacanthus hamrur
FrenchJuif
JapaneseKintokidai
Gear UsedTrawl net
Peak SeasonAugust to December
DistributionEast coasts of India
Areas of abundanceAndhra Pradesh, tamil Nadu and Kerala coasts

Silver sillago

Trade NameSilver sillago
Scientific NameSilago sharma
FrenchMerlan
SpanishMerlan
Gear UsedShore seine
Peak SeasonMay to December
DistributionEast coasts of India
Areas of abundanceAndhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala coasts

Fresh water catfish

Trade NameFresh water catfish
Scientific NameSilurus wynaadensis
Gear UsedCast net
Peak SeasonAugust to February
DistributionWestern ghats
Areas of abundanceWynaad, Bhavani river system

Silver carp

Trade NameSilver carp
Scientific NameHypothalmichthys molitrix
Gear UsedCast net
DistributionFresh water fishery of India

Parrot fish

Trade NameParrot fish
Scientific NameScarus russelii
FrenchScare
JapaneseBudai
SpanishVieja
Gear UsedCast net
Peak SeasonAugust to February
DistributionWestern ghats
Areas of abundanceWynaad, Bhavani river system

Jelly fish

Trade NameJelly fish
Scientific NameRhopilema spp.
FrenchMeduse
JapaneseKurage
Gear UsedGill net, Trawl net and scoop net
Peak SeasonMarch to June
DistributionWest and East coasts of India
Areas of abundanceTamil Nadu and Kerala coasts

Indian conger eel

Trade NameIndian conger eel
Scientific NameConger cinereus
FrenchAnguille
JapaneseUnagi
SpanishAngilla
Gear UsedTrawl net
Peak SeasonJanuary to July
DistributionEast and west coasts of India
Areas of abundanceGujarat and Maharashtra coasts

Fresh water eel

Trade NameFresh water eel
Scientific NameAngilla spp.
FrenchAngille
JapaneseUnagi
SpanishAngila
Gear UsedLong line, Trawl and Dol net
Peak SeasonSeptember-November ans April-May
DistributionEast coast of India
Areas of abundanceGangetic estuaries, Bay of Bengal and Andaman islands