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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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