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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.
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.
World map of fish and seafood consumption Historical development of seafood consumption. This list of countries by seafood consumption gives a comprehensive overview that ranks nations worldwide based on their annual seafood consumption per capita. Seafood includes fish and other important marine animals.
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.
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]
The "Kenyir monster", or "dragon fish" as the locals call it, was claimed to be responsible for the mysterious drowning of two men on 17 June. [25] In August 2018, India Times reported that arapaima has been spotted in the Chalakudy River, following floods in Kerala; [26] their presence in India is attributed to illegal importation for fish ...
Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea, to South Africa, and to Indonesia Pterois mombasae (J. L. B. Smith, 1957) African lionfish, frill-fin turkeyfish: tropical Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific Pterois paucispinula (Matsunuma & Motomura, 2014) [12] India to northern Australia (Timor Sea); north to southern Japan; eastward to Wallis and Futuna Islands
Anarchias allardicei (native), Allardice's moray; Anarchias cantonensis (native), Canton Island moray; Echidna delicatula (native), mottled moray; Echidna leucotaenia (native), whiteface moray