Candidate Species of commercial importance for aquaculture
| Sl. No. | Common Name | Scientific Name | Image |
| 1 | Tiger shrimp | Penaeus monodon |  |
| 2 | Giant Freshwater prawn( Scampi) | Macrobrachium rosenbergii |  |
| 3 | Pacific white legged shrimp | Penaeus vannamei |  |
| 4 | Indian white shrimp | Penaeus indicus |  |
| 5 | Mangrove crabs | Scylla serrata |  |
| 6 | Asian Sea bass | Lates calcarifer |  |
| 7 | Nile Tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus |  |
| 8 | Cobia | Rachycentron canadum |  |
| 9 | Tiger Grouper | Epinephelus fuscoguttatus |  |
| 10 | Edible oyster | Crassostrea madrasensis |  |
| 11 | Mussels | Perna viridis, P. indica |  |
| 12 | Yellow Clam | Paphia malabarica |  |
| 13 | Clams | Anadara granosa |  |
| 14 | Clams | Villorita cyprinoides |  |
| 15 | Pearl oyster | Pinctada fucata |  |
| 16 | Pearl oyster | P. margaritifera |  |
| 17 | Milkfish | Chanos chanos |  |
| 18 | Mullet | Mugil cephalus |  |