Indian oil sardine

Trade NameIndian oil sardine
Scientific nameSardonella longiceps
FrenchSardinella
Gear usedBoat seine, Purse seine and Gill net
Peak seasonAugust to December
DistributionSouth-West coast of India
Areas of abundanceKerala and Karnataka coasts

Deep bodied sardinella

Trade nameDeep bodied sardinella
Scientific NameSardinella brachysoma
FrenchSardinella
Gear usedBoat seine, Purse seine and Gill net
Peak seasonAugust to December
DistributionSouth-West coast of India
Areas of abundanceKerala and Karnataka coasts

Hilsa Ilisha

Trade NameHilsa Ilisha
Scientific NameTenulosa ilisha
Gear usedDol net, Boatseine and Gill net
Peak seasonAugust to December and February to May
DistributionNorth-West and North-East coasts of India
Areas of abundanceMaharashtra, Gujarat and Orissa coasts

Commersons’s anchovy

Trade NameCommersons’s anchovy
Scientific NameStolephorus comersonnii
FrenchAnchois
JapaneseKatakuchiiwashi
SpanishAnchoa
Gear usedBoat seines and Gill net
Peak seasonOctober to April
DistributionEast and West coasts of India
Areas of abundanceMaharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala coasts