List of marine fish



Common Name Scientific Name
Aerolated reef cod** Epinephelus areolatus
Alligator gar Belone annulata
Anchovy Anchoviella
Anchovy Engraulistri
Anchovy** Stolephorus
Barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
Barracuda Sphyraena jello
Barracuda* Sphyraenatudes
Bearded croaker Johnius dussumieri
Big white bait Stolephorus
Black banded trevally Seriolina nigrofasciata
Black banded trevally** Seriolina nigrofasciata
Black pomfret Parastromateus niger
Black pomfret* Formio niger
Blacktailed trevally Caranx carangus
Bleeker's surgeon fish** Acanthurus bleekeri
Blotched croaker Sciaena maculata
Blotcher grunt Pristopoma maculatum
Bombay duck Harpodon nehereus
Bombay duck* Harpodon nehereus
Bombay duck* Harpodon nehereus
Bullseye* Priacanthus
Burrowing goby Trypauchen vagina
Carangids Caranx
Caranx Caranx kalla
Caranx* Atropus atropus
Catfish Pseudarius
Catfish Arius maculatus
Catfish Tachysurus
Catfish Arius malabaricus
Catfish dark Arius maculatus
Catfish* Arius dussumieri
Catla Sciaenid
Coral Acropoma
Cornet fish Fistulariapetimba
Crescent tiger perch Terapon jarbus
Croaker Sciaenacaucus
Dhoma* Lutjanus vittatus
Dhoma* Ootolithes ruber
Dhoma* Otolithes argenteus
Dorab wolf herring Chirocentrus
Dorab wolf herring Chirocentrus dorab
Driftfish Areoma indicus
Dussumier’s anchovy Thryssa dussumieri
Eel* Muraenesox
Emperor bream Letrinnus cinereus
Flat needlefish Albennes hians
Flathead mullet Mugil oeur
Four finger threadfin Eleutheronema tetradactylum
Fringe scale sardine Sardinella fimbriata
Frogfish Batrichthys grunniens
Gizzard shad Anodontosoma chacunda
Glassy perchlet Ambassis commersonni
Gold band goat fish** Upeneus moluccensis
Golden anchovy* Coilia dussumieri
Greasy reef cod Epinephelus tauvina
Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
Hammer head shark Zygaenatudes
Hilsa Hilsa toli
Hilsa* Hilsa toli
Horse Mackerel Megalaspis cordyla
Horse mackerel* Megalaspis cordyla
Humpback red snapper Lutjanus gibbus
Ilisha** Ilisha filigera
Indian flathead Platycephalus indicus
Indian halibat Psettodes erumel
Indian herring Pellona
Indian herring* Pellona
Indian pike conger Congresox talabon
Indian scad Decapterus russelli
Indo-pacific tarpon Megalops cyprinoides
Japanese threadfin bream Nemipterus japonicus
Jew fish Sciaena glaucus
Jew fish Sciaena miles
Jew fish** Sciaena miles
Jewfish Sciaenidae
Jobfish Aphareusrutilans
Karut croaker Sciaena carutta
Katla croaker Sardinella axillaries
Kingfish Elacatanigra
Knobby headed flatfish Suggrundus tuberculatus
Korean seerfish Scomberomorus koreanus
Large scaled tiger perch Terapon theraps
Leather jacket* Scomberomoides
Little tuna Euthynnus affinis
Lizard fish Saurida tumbil
Longtail Thunnus tonggol
Mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta
Mackerel** Rastrelliger kanagurta
Madura anchovy Thrissocles kammalensis
Malabar grouper Epinephelus malabaricus
Malabar red snapper** Lutjanus malabaricus
Malabar sole Cynoglossus semifasciatus
Manta ray* Mobula diabolus
Moontail bullseye ** Priacanthus hamrur
Mullet Mugil cephalus
Mullet Mugil parsia
Mullet Liza corsula
Needlefish Hemiramphus lutkel
Octopus* Octopus globosus
Octopus* Octopus herdmanii
Oil sardine Sardinella longiceps
Oil sardine@ Sardinella longiceps
One blotch grouper Epinehelus melanostigma
One spotted golden snapper Lutjanus fulvilamma
Perch* Epinephelus chlorostigma
Pomfret white Stromateus chinesis
Pomfret white** Stromateus chinesis
Pompano Trachynotus ovatus
Pug nose pony fish Secutor insidiator
Rainbow sardine Dussumieria acuta
Ray Himantura
Ray fish** Himantura
Ray* Rhinobatus djiddensis
Red snapper Lutjanus johni
Reef cod* Epinephelus
Reef cod* E. diacanthus
Reef filament threadfin bream Nemipterus mesoprion
Reef filament threadfin bream** Nemipterus mesoprion
Ribbon fish Trichiurus savala
Ribbon fish* Trichiurus lepturus
Ribbon fish* Trichiurus savala
Ribbon fish* Trichiurus savala
Ribbon fish** Trichiurus haumela
Rock rod juvenile Epinephelus
Rosy grub fish Percis pulchella
Rosy monacle bream Parascolopsis eriomma
Round tail alligator gar Strongylura strongylura
Scad** Decapterus
Seer black meat Scomberomorus guttatus
Seer fish Scomberomorus guttatus
Seer fish* Scomberomorus guttatus
Seer white meat Scomberomorus guttatus
Shark Carcharhinus acutus
Shark Scoliodon
Shark* Carcharinus amboinensis
Shark* Scoliodon sorrokowah
Shark* Scollodon
Short necked seapike Sphyraena langsar
Shrimp scad Alepes djedaba
Silver bar Chirocentrusdorab
Silver belly Equula
Silver belly Leiognathus bindus
Silver belly Leiognathus lineolatus
Silver belly** Leiognathus bindus
Silver biddy Gerres filamentosus
Silver jewfish Johnius argenteus
Silver pomfret* Pampus argenteus
Silverwhiting Sillago sihama
Six barred reef cod Epinephelus diacanthus
Skate Rhinobatus granulatus
Skipjack Katsuwonus pelamis
Slender queen fish Scomberoidestol
Snapper Lutjanus johni
Snapper Pristopomoides filamentosus
Snappers** Lutjanus
Sole Cynoglossusarel
Sole Cynoglossus semifasciatus
Sole* Psettodes erumel
Splendid pony fish Leiognathus splendens
Spotted butter fish Scatophagus argus
Spotted butterfish Scatophagusargus
Spotted croaker Protonibea diacanthus
Sprat Spratelloides malabaricus
Sting ray Trygon walga
Streaked spine foot Teuthis javus
Talang queen fish Scomberoides commer sonnianus
Tardoore Opisthopterus tardoor
Tiger toothed croaker Otolithes ruber
Tongue sole Cynoglossus semifasciatus
Tuna Euthynnus affinis
Tuna Auxis thazard
Tuna Euthynnus affinis
Tuna Thunnus obesus
Tuna white Euthynnus affinis
Unicorn filefish** Alutera monoceros
Whale shark* Rhiniodon typus
White bait Anchoviella
White fish Lactarius lactarius
White sardine Kowala coval
Whitecheek monacle bream Scolopsis vosmeri
Whitefish Lactarius lactarius
Whiting Sillago
Yellow fin Thunnus albacares
Yellow tail Nemipterus
*from Sourashtra coast, ** from East coast, @ shows considerable seasonal variation in the composition

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