CLUPEIDS
Indian oil sardine
| Trade Name | Indian oil sardine |
| Scientific name | Sardonella longiceps |
| French | Sardinella |
| Gear used | Boat seine, Purse seine and Gill net |
| Peak season | August to December |
| Distribution | South-West coast of India |
| Areas of abundance | Kerala and Karnataka coasts |
Deep bodied sardinella
| Trade name | Deep bodied sardinella |
| Scientific Name | Sardinella brachysoma |
| French | Sardinella |
| Gear used | Boat seine, Purse seine and Gill net |
| Peak season | August to December |
| Distribution | South-West coast of India |
| Areas of abundance | Kerala and Karnataka coasts |
Hilsa Ilisha
| Trade Name | Hilsa Ilisha |
| Scientific Name | Tenulosa ilisha |
| Gear used | Dol net, Boatseine and Gill net |
| Peak season | August to December and February to May |
| Distribution | North-West and North-East coasts of India |
| Areas of abundance | Maharashtra, Gujarat and Orissa coasts |
Commersons’s anchovy
| Trade Name | Commersons’s anchovy |
| Scientific Name | Stolephorus comersonnii |
| French | Anchois |
| Japanese | Katakuchiiwashi |
| Spanish | Anchoa |
| Gear used | Boat seines and Gill net |
| Peak season | October to April |
| Distribution | East and West coasts of India |
| Areas of abundance | Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala coasts |