SnapperTrade NameSnapperScientific nameLutjanus spp.FrenchVivaneauJapaneseTarumi feudaiGear usedTrawl netPeak seasonSeptember to JanuaryDistributionWest and Easst coasts of IndiaAreas of abundanceMalabar coast of KeralaTrade NameSnapperScientificLutjanus spp.FrenchVivaneauJapaneseTarumi feudaiGear usedTrawl netPeak seasonSeptember to JanuaryDistributionSouth-West and South-East coasts of IndiaAreas of abundanceKerala and Tamil Nadu coastsBlood red snapperTrade NameBlood red snapperScintific nameLutjanus sanguineusFrenchVivaneauJapaneseTarumi feudaiGear usedTrawl netPeak seasonSeptember to DecemberDistributionSouth-East coast of IndiaAreas of abundanceTamil Nadu costBlack spot snapperTrade NameBlack spot snapperScientific NameLutjanus fulviflamusFrenchVivaneauJapaneseTarumi feudaiGear usedTrawl netPeak seasonSeptember to januaryDistributionWest and East coasts of IndiaAreas of abundanceCoast of KeralaReef codTrade NameReef codScientific NameEpinephelus diacanthusFrenchSerranideJapaneseHataSpanishMero, CherneGear usedTrawl netPeak seasonAugust to DecemberDistributionWest and East coasts of IndiaAreas of abundanceOff Kerala coastMalabar reef codTrade NameMalabar reef codScientific NameEpinephelus malabaricusFrenchMeronJapaneseHataSpanishMeroGear usedTrawl net and Gill netPeak seasonAugust to DecemberDistributionSouth-East coasts of IndiaAreas of abundanceTamil Nadu coastReef codTrade NameReef codScientific NameEpinephelus diacanthusFrenchSerranideJapaneseHataSpanishMero, CherneGear usedTrawl netPeak seasonAugust to DecemberDistributionWest and East coasts of IndiaAreas of abundanceOff Kerala coastAreolated codTrade NameAreolated codScientific nameEpinephelus areolatusFrenchMeronJapaneseHataSpanishMeroGear usedTrawl net and Gill netPeak seasonAugust to DecemberDistributionSouth East coast of IndiaAreas of abundanceTamil nadu coastGiant sea perchTrade NameGiant sea perchScientific NameLates calcariferFrenchBarramundiJapaneseAkameGear usedCast nets, and potsPeak seasonAugust to FebruaryDistributionCoastal waters, estuaries and lagoons, entering brackish waterTilapiaTrade nameTilapiaScientific nameTilapia mossambicaFrenchTilapiaJapaneseTelepiaGear usedCast netPeak seasonAugust to FebruaryDistributionFresh and brackish waters