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Bascanichthys deraniyagalai (native), Indian longtailed sand-eel, Indian longtailed sand-eel; Bascanichthys longipinnis (native) Caecula pterygera (native), finny snake-eel, Finny snake eel; Callechelys catostoma (native), black-striped snake eel; Lamnostoma orientalis (native), Oriental worm-eel, Oriental sand-eel
The body of the Indian mackerel is moderately deep, and the head is longer than the body depth. The maxilla are partly concealed, covered by the lacrimal bone, but extend till around the hind margin of the eye. [5] These fish have thin dark longitudinal bands on the upper part of the body, which may be golden on fresh specimens.
The fresh water fishes of the Indian region. Narendra Publishing House, New Delhi. Pp 551. Day F. 1878. The fishes of India: being a natural history of the fishes known to inhabit the seas and fresh waters of India, Burma and Ceylon. Text and Atlas in 4 Parts. London, pp xx + 778+195. Daniels R. 2002. Fresh water fishes of Peninsular India.
The species is known by many names throughout its range in the Indian subcontinent. It is known as the goonch in Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi, baghar or baghair in Bengali and Bihari (these names being the origin of the genus name Bagarius), gauns in Rajasthani, gorua (গৰুৱা) and baghmas (বাঘমাছ) in Assamese and bodh in Chhattisgarhi. [4]
Wallago attu, the boal or helicopter catfish is a freshwater catfish of the family Siluridae, native to South and Southeast Asia. W. attu is found in large rivers and lakes in two geographically disconnected regions (disjunct distribution), with one population living over much of the Indian Subcontinent and the other in parts of Southeast Asia.
Fried and crumbled, the fish preparation called Bombay duck became a popular condiment in Anglo-Indian cookery. [ 3 ] An 1829 book of poems and "Indian reminiscences" published under the pseudonym "Sir Toby Rendrag" notes the "use of a fish nick-named 'Bombay Duck'" [ 4 ] and the phrase is used in texts as early as 1815.
It is sometimes known as the Indian featherback or Indian knifefish. [3] In the past, it frequently included several related Chitala species, but these are now regarded as separate species. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] The main species confused with this species is C. ornata (clown featherback or clown knifefish); a Southeast Asian species seen regularly in the ...
It is a very popular and sought-after food in the Bengal region, and is the national fish of Bangladesh [3] and state fish of the Indian state of West Bengal. [4] As of 2023, 97% of the world's total ilish supply originates in Bangladesh. [5] The fish contributes about 12% of the total fish production and about 1.15% of GDP in Bangladesh.