Important Species

The Important species and their species Identification can be searched in the following links also for taxonomic literature.

http://www.cmfri.org.in/fished-taxa-listing

http://www.marinespecies.org/index.php

http://www.sealifebase.org/

https://www.tasteofhome.in/

https://bayofbengalbiota.wglafond.com

http://www.fishbase.org/search.php

LIST OF COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES OF INDIA- PEAK SEASON & DISTRIBUTION

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Sl. No.	Local Name	Scientific Name	Peak Season	Distribution	Areas of Abundance
1	White Prawn	Penaeus indicus	Through out the year except monsoon season	Entire West Coast and South-East Coasts of India	Kerala & Karnataka Coasts
2	Tiger Prawn	Penaeus Mondon	November to May	East Coast and South-West Coasts of India	West Bengal and Odisha Coasts
3	Flower Prawn	Penaeus semisulcatus	October to February	East & West Coast of India	Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & Gujarat
4	Pink Shrimp	Metapenaeus dobsoni	July to October	West & East Coast of India	Kerala & Karnataka Coasts
5	Brown Shrimp	Metapenaeus monoceros	November to May	West & East Coast of India	Coasts of Andhra Pradesh & Odisha
6	King Prawn	Metapenaeus affinis	November to May	Throughout the West Coast and certain parts of East Coast	Maharashtra & Kerala Coasts
7	Marine Shrimp (Karikadi)	Paraenaeopsis stylifera	May to September	Both the Coasts but more in South-West Coast	Kerala & Karnataka Coasts
8	Jawala	Acetes indicus	September to March	North-West and North East Coasts of India	Maharashtra, Gujarat and Coasts of Andaman & Nicobar Islands
9	Scampi	Macrobrachium rosenbergii	September to November and May to July	In fresh and brackish waters along both Coasts	Lakes of West Bengal, Odisha and Kerala
10	Deep sea Shrimp	Solenocera sp.	February to May	Both East – West Coasts	South – West Coasts
11	Sand Lobster	Thenus orientails	Through out the year particularly from December to January	West & South Coasts of India	Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & Odisha Coasts
12	Rock Lobster	Panulirus ployhagus	Through out the year particularly from December to January	West & South-East Coasts of India	Tamil Nadu & Maharashtra Coasts
13	Rock Lobster	Panulirus homarus	Through out the year particularly from December to January	West & South-East Coasts of India	Tamil Nadu & Maharashtra Coasts
14	Rock Lobster	Panulirus orantus	Through out the year particularly from December to January	West & South-East Coasts of India	Tamil Nadu & Maharashtra Coasts
15	Deep Sea lobster	Puerulus sewlii	Through out the year particularly from December to January	South-East and South-West Coasts of India	Tamil Nadu & Kerala Coasts
16	Mud Crab	Scylla serrata	July to October	West & East Coast of India	Coasts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Odisha
17	Sea Crab	Portunus sanguinolentus	July to December	West & East Coast of India	Off the Coasts of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka and Gujarat
18	Sea Crab	Portunus pelagicus	July to December	West & East Coast of India	Off the Coasts of West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra
19	Sea Crab	Charybdis cruciata	July to December	West & East Coast of India	Off the Coast of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu
20	Cuttle Fish	Sepia sp.	September to January	West & East Coast of India	Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu and Coasts of Maharashtra & Kerala
21	Squid	Loligo duvaucelii	January to March	West & East Coast of India	Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh Coasts
22	Squid	Doryteuthis sibogae	April to May & August to September	West & East Coast of India	Kerala Coasts
23	Octopus	Octopus sp.	September to January	West & East Coast of India & off Lakshadweep	Off Lakshadweep Coast
24	Green Mussel	Perna viridis	July to November	East & West Coast of India and Port Blair	Coasts of Kerala, Karnataka, Ratnagiri, Gulf of Kutch and Kakinada Bay
25	Clam	Meretrix meretrix	July to November	West & East Coast of India	Along the Coasts of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Kakinada Bay
26	Clam	Vellorita cyprinoides	July to November	West Coasts of India	Kerala, Karnataka, Goa Coasts
27	Clam	Katelysia opima	July to November	West and South-East Coasts of India	Coasts of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra
28	Blood Clam	Anadara granosa	July to October	South-East Coasts of India	Kakinada Bay in Andhra Pradesh
29	Oyster	Crassostrea madrasensis	August to February	South-West and South-East Coasts of India	Tamil Nadu Coast
30	Pearl Oyster	Pinctada sp.	Throughout the year except monsoon season	South-East Coast of Inda	Tamil Nadu
31	Whelk	Babylonia canaliculate	Throughout the year	East Coast	Tamil Nadu
32	Gaint African Snail	Achatina fulica	Post-monsoon period(june to october)	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	Andaman & Nicobar Islands & West Bengal
33	Indian Dog Shark	Scoliodon laticaudus	September to April	West & South Coasts of India	Gujarat and Maharashtra Coasts
34	White cheeked shark	Carcharhinus dussumieri	September to April	West and South-East Coasts of India	Gujarat and Maharashtra Coasts
35	Black tip shark	Eulamia spallanzani	Throughout the year particularly from September to April	West & East Coast of India	Coasts of Kerala, Maharashtra and Gujarat
36	Hammer Head shark	Shyrna zygaena	January to May	South-East Coasts of India	Port Novo (Tamil Nadu Coast)
37	Guitar fish	Rhincobatus djeddensis	December to May	South-East Coasts of Inda	Tamil Nadu Coast
38	Whip Tail sting ray	Himantura bleekeri	December to May	East Coasts of India	Tamil Nadu
39	Javanese cow ray	Rhinoptera javanica	January to May	South-East Coasts of India	Cape Comorin (Tamil Nadu Coast)
40	Silver pomfret	Pampus argenteus	September to January	North, Middle-West and North-East Coasts of India	Maharashtra, Gujarat and Odisha Coasts
41	Chinese pomfret	Pampus chinensis	August to December and March	East & West Coasts of India	Maharashtra and Gujarat Coasts
42	Black pomfret	Parastromateus niger	August to December	West & East Coast of India	Maharashtra & Gujarat Coasts
43	Indian mackerel	Rastrelliger kanagurta	August to November	South, Middle-west and South-East Coasts of India	Karnataka & Kerala Coasts
44	Seer fish (Spanish mackeral)	Scomberomorus commerson	October to December	West and East Coasts of India	Coasts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka
45	Seer fish (Streaked Spanish mackeral)	Scomberomorus lineolatus	October to December	West & East Coast of India	Maharashtra & Gujarat Coasts
46	Seer fish (Spotted spanish mackeral)	Scomberomorus guttatus	October to December	West & East Coasts of India	Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala & Andamans Coasts
47	Black king fish	Rachycentron canadus	All around the year	East & West Coasts of India	Tamil Nadu and Kerala Coasts
48	Little tunny	Euthynnus affinis	October to May	South-West Coasts of India	Kerala, Lakshadweep and Andaman Coast
49	Yellowfin Tuna	Thunnus albacares	October to January	East & West Coasts of India	Lakshadweep, Andamans, Gulf of Mannar and Ratnagiri Coasts
50	Big eye tuna	Thunnus obesus	Throughout the year particularly from October to January	South-West and East coaswts of India & Lakshadweep	Lakshadweep Islands, Gulf of Mannar, Vizhinjam, Ratnagiri Coasts
51	Skipjack tuna	Katsuwonus pelamis	October to May	Off West and East Coasts of India	Andamans & Lakshadweep Islands
52	Oriental Bonito	Sarda orientails	April to May & July to August	East Coasts of India	South West Coast of India
53	Snapper	Lutjanus sp.	September to January	West and East Coasts of India	Malabar Coast of Kerala
54	Snapper	Lutjanus sp.	September to January	South-West & South East Coasts of India	Kerala & Tamil Nadu Coasts
55	Blood red snapper	Lutjanus sanguineus	September to December	South-East Coasts of India	Tamil Nadu Coasts
56	Black spot snapper	Lutjanus fulviflamus	September to January	West & East Coasts of India	Kerala Coasts
57	Emporer red snapper	Lutjanus sebae	September to January	West & East Coasts of India	Kerala Coasts
58	Tiger Perch	Terapon jarbua	September to January	Indo west Pacific	All along the Coast of India
59	Reef cod	Epinephelus sp.	August to December	West & East Coasts of India	Off Kerala Coast
60	Malabar Reef cod	Epinephelus malabaricus	August to December	South-East Coasts of India	Tamil Nadu Coasts
61	Reef cod	Epinephelus sp.	August to December	West & East Coasts of India	Kerala Coasts
62	Areolated cod	Epinephelus sp.	August to December	South-East Coast of Inda	Tamil Nadu Coast
63	Croaker	Johnius sp.	October to May	East & West Coasts of India	Maharashtra & Gulf of Mannar Coasts
64	Croaker	Johnius sp.	October to March	West & East Coasts of India	Kerala & Karnataka Coasts
65	Croaker	Atrobucca nibe	October to March	West & East Coasts of India	Kerala & Karnataka Coasts
66	Croaker	Sciaena aneus	October to March	West & East Coasts of India	Kerala & Karnataka Coasts
67	Blotched croaker	Nibea maculata	October to March	West & East Coasts of India	Tamil Nadu Coast
68	Tiger toothed croaker	Otolithes ruber	October to March	West & East Coasts of India	Kerala & Maharashtra Coasts
69	Drab croaker	Johnieops volgeri	October to March	West & East Coasts of India	Kerala & Maharashtra Coasts
70	Ghol	Protonibea diacanthus	August to March	North-West Coasts of India	Gujarat and Maharashtra Coasts
71	Scad	Alepes mate	January to June & Sept. to Nov.	West & East Coasts of India	Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andamans Coast
72	Horse mackeral	Megalapsis cordyla	September to November	South-East Coast and West Coast of India	Kerala and Tamil Nadu Coasts
73	Leather skin	Scomberoides Iysan	September to January	East & West Coasts of India	Andhra, Tamil Nadu and Kerala Coasts
74	Malabar Trevally	Carangoides malabaricus	October to February	East & West Coasts of India	Tamil Nadu & Kerala Coast
75	Trevally/Parava	Lactarius lactarius	October to February	East & West Coasts of India	Maharashtra, Kerala and Tamil Nadu Coasts
76	Black banded trevally	Seriolina nigrofasciata	Throughout the year	West & East Coasts of India	Kerala & Tamil Nadu Coasts
77	Ribbon Fish	Lepturacanthus savala	July to April	East & West Coasts of India	Andhra, Tamil Nadu,Kerala, Maharashtra and Gujarat Coasts
78	Ribbon Fish	Trichiurus lepturus	July to April	West & East Coasts of India	Maharashtra, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu Coasts
79	Cat fish	Arius maculatus	September to March	West Coasts of India	Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra Coasts
80	Gaint Marine cat fish	Arius thalassinus	March to June and September to October	East & West Coast of India	Maharashra Coasts
81	Indian oil sardine	Sardinella longiceps	August to December	South-West Coasts of India	Kerala & Karnataka Coasts
82	Deep Bodied sardinella	Sardinella brachysoma	August to December	South-West Coasts of India	Kerala & Karnataka Coasts
83	Hilsa ilisha	Tenulosa ilisha	August to December and February to May	North-West and North East Coasts of India	Maharashtra, Gujarat and Odisha Coasts
84	Commerson’s Anchovy	Anchoviella commersoni	October to April	East & West Coast of India	Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala Coasts
85	Indian Halibut	Psettodes erumei	July to september	East & West Coast of India	Maharashra Coasts
86	Sole	Cynogossus macrolepidotus	July to september	West & East Coasts of India
87	Sole	Paraplagusia bilineata	September to March	West & East Coast of India
88	Barracuda (Gaint sea pike)	Sphyraena jello	September to March	East & West Coast of India	Kerala & Tamil Nadu Coasts
89	Indian goat fish	Parupeneus indicus	August to February	East Coast of India	Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh Coasts
90	Dark band goat fish	Upeneus tragula	August to February	East Coast of India	Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh
91	Indian salmon	Polynemus tetradactylum	September to December	North-East and North West Coasts of India	West Bengal, Gujarat and Odisha Coasts
92	Bombay Duck	Harpodon nehereus	September to June	North-West Coast of India	Maharashtra & Gujarat Coasts
93	Sea bass	Lates calcarifer	August to February	Coastal waters, estuaries and lagoons entering brackish water
94	Tilapia	Tilapia mossambica	August to February	Fresh and brackish waters
95	Long spine sea-bream	Argyrops spinifer	August to February	East and West Coasts of India	Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat Coasts
96	Japanese Thread fin bream	Nemipterus japonicus	August to February	East and West Coasts of India	Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat Coasts
97	Emporer Bream	Lithrinus fraenatus	Throughout the year	East Coast of India	Gulf of Mannar
98	Spade fish	Ephippus orbis	August to January	East and West Coasts of India	Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat Coasts
99	Pearl spot	Etroplus suratensis	May to November	An estuarine form found along the south-west and Odisha Coasts	Lakes of Kerala & Karnataka
100	Grey Mullet	Mugil cephalus	August to February	East & West Coast of India	South west Coast , North East Coast
101	Blue spot grey mullet	Valamugil seheli	August to February	East and West Coasts of India	South-West Coasts, Vembanad lake and North-East Coasts
102	Milk fish	Chanos chanos	August to December	Coastal waters including lagoons	Gulf of Mannar
103	Dusky-finned bulleye	Priacanthus hamrur	August to December	East Coast of India	Andhra Pradesh, tamil Nadu and Kerala Coasts
104	Silver sillago	Sillago sihama	May to December	East Coast of India	Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu & Kerala Coasts
105	Lizard fish	Saurida undosquamis	Throughout the year	East Coast of India	Gulf of Mannar
106	Indian conger eel	Conger cinereus	January to July	East and West Coasts of India	Gujarat and Maharashtra Coasts
107	Fresh water eel	Anguilla bicolor	September to November and April to May	East Coast of India	Gangatic estuaries, Bay of Bengal and Andaman Islands
108	Fresh water catfish	Silurus wynadensis	August to February	Western ghats	Waynad, Bhavani river system
109	Silver carp	Hypothalmichthys molitrix		Fresh water fishery
110	Parrot fish	Scarus russelli	Throughout the year	East Coast of India	Gulf of Mannar
111	Catla	Hamilton (Catla Catla)	All season	East Coast, West Coast and Fresh Water bodies of India	South West Coast of India
112	Jelly fish	Rhopilema sp.	March to June	West and East Coasts of India	Tamil Nadu and Kerala Coasts