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Coelacanths are considered a poor source of food for humans and likely most other fish-eating animals. Coelacanth flesh has large amounts of oil, urea , wax esters , and other compounds that give the flesh a distinctly unpleasant flavor, make it difficult to digest, and can cause diarrhea .
A recipe for fried Rohu fish is mentioned in Manasollasa, a 12th-century Sanskrit encyclopedia compiled by Someshvara III, who ruled from present-day Karnataka. In this recipe, the fish is marinated in asafoetida and salt after being skinned. It is then dipped in turmeric mixed in water before being fried. [10]
Bascanichthys deraniyagalai (native), Indian longtailed sand-eel, Indian longtailed sand-eel; Bascanichthys longipinnis (native); Caecula pterygera (native), finny snake-eel, Finny snake eel
Fish boats in Tamil Nadu. Fishing in India contributed over 1% of India's annual gross domestic product in 2008. Fishing in India employs about 14.5 million people. [6] To harvest the economic benefits from fishing, India has adopted exclusive economic zone, stretching 200 nautical miles (370 km) into the Indian Ocean, encompasses more than 2 million square kilometers.
Natural history in India was made more popular through publications in the mass media. In southern India M. Krishnan who was a pioneering black-and-white wildlife photographer and artist wrote articles on various aspects of natural history in Tamil and English. His articles were well illustrated with his photographs and artwork.
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. University press. Pp 282. Datta M.J.S. and M.P. Shrivastva. 1988.
Pages in category "Fish of the Indian Ocean" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 503 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.