Hilsa shad

As it is anadromous in nature , the hilsa lives in the sea for most of its life, but migrates up to 1,200 km inland through rivers in the Indian sub-continent for spawning.

The Hilsa shad lives in the pelagic-neritic, anadromous, freshwater, brackish, marine, depth range - 200 m environment.

* Hilsa shad from deltaic river of Barguna * Bamboo fencing in deltaic rivers, obstruction in fish migration * Shatnal- Fishermans island * Ready for fishing during high tide * Traditional non-mechanised boat More

Hilsa shad, one of the most important tropical fish of the family clupeidae under the genus Tenualosa and species ilisha is anadromous in nature, not a common phenomenon in tropical water compared to temperate and arctic regions, lives in the sea for most of its More

Hilsa shad contributing 30 % of total fish production of Bangladesh, and about 40 % fishermen or 2 % of total population of the country earn their livelihood depending on Hilsa fishery directly or indirectly. More

health of the hilsa shad fisheries in his homeland of Bangladesh. Fred Lewis, in an interview, draws from a lifetime of shad fishing on the Delaware and from the wisdom of his father who, in 1888, began a haul-seine shad fishery at the age of 13. More

Hilsa shad is a major food fish in Bangladesh and is sacred according to Hindu mythology. It is hailed in Bengali (Bangladesh's official language) as "macher raja-ilish", meaning "Hilsa shad-the king of fish. More

Hilsa shad; Bonga shad; Toli shad; Laotian shad; Threadfin shad; American shad; Pontic shad; Allis shad; Twaite shad; American gizzard shad; Caspian anadromous shad; Pacific gizzard shad; Chacunda gizzard shad; Chinese gizzard shad; Japanese gizzard shad; Bloch's gizzard shad; Dotted gizzard shad; Konoshiro gizzard shad; Mexican river More

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* Tenualosa ilisha Hilsa shad- Begalis most loving food * The Mustard Oil Conspiracy More

NOTES ON EXPERIMENTAL FISHING FOR HILSA SHAD IN 1985-86 By Q.M. Huq, Ms. Islam, S.A. Azad, M. Hossain and N.N. Daspdf 3. SOME OBSERVATIONS ON SIZE GROUPS IN THE FISHERY AND ON MIGRATION OF HILSA IN BANGLADESH WATERS DURING 1985-86 By S.A. More

Common names

௨ள்ளம் in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Alosa indiana in Italian (Italiano)
Alose hilsa in French (français)
Brk in Farsi
Brk in Persian (‫فارسی)
Cá Cháy in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Chakshi in Gujarati (ગુજરાતી)
Chaksi in Gujarati (ગુજરાતી)
Chaksi in Marathi (मराठी)
Chaski in Gujarati (ગુજરાતી)
Dolum in Tamil (தமிழ்)
En art stamsild in Danish (dansk)
Hilsa in Bengali (বাংলা)
Hilsa in Czech (česky)
Hilsa in English
Hilsa in French (français)
Hilsa in Hindi (हिन्दी)
Hilsa in Portuguese (Português)
Hilsa elft in Dutch (Nederlands)
Hilsa herring in English
Hilsa shad in English
Hilsa-stamsild in Danish (dansk)
Hilsha in Bengali (বাংলা)
Hilza indyjska in Polish (polski)
Ilish in Assamese (অসমীয়া)
Ilish in Bengali (বাংলা)
Ilish in Oriya (ଓଡ଼ିଆ)
Ilish in Punjabi
Ilisha in Bengali (বাংলা)
Ilisha in Oriya (ଓଡ଼ିଆ)
Ilisha-Alse in German (Deutsch)
Ilishmach in Bengali (বাংলা)
Indian shad in English
Indisk staksill in Swedish (Svenska)
Jatka in Bengali (বাংলা)
Jatka in Punjabi
Jodi in Oriya (ଓଡ଼ିଆ)
Karuva-ullam in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Mahi Khor Kuchiku in Farsi
Mahi Khor Kuchiku in Persian (‫فارسی)
Mullasu in Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
Nga-tha-lauk in Burmese (ဗမာစာ)
Nga-thalank in Burmese (ဗမာစာ)
Oolum in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Pala in Marathi (मराठी)
Pala in Portuguese (Português)
Palasa in Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
Palasa in Telugu (తెలుగు)
Palasah in Telugu (తెలుగు)
Palia in Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
Palia in Telugu (తెలుగు)
Paliya in Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
Paliyah in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Palla in Gujarati (ગુજરાતી)
Palla in Marathi (मराठी)
Palla in Punjabi
Palo in Urdu (‫اردو)
Paluva in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Palva in Marathi (मराठी)
Placka iliša in Czech (česky)
Placka iliša in Czech (česky)
Polasa in Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
Polasa in Telugu (తెలుగు)
Pulla in Sindhi (सिन्धी)
Pulla in Urdu (‫اردو)
River shad in English
Sábalo hilsa in Spanish (español)
Sevva in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Shour in Arabic (‫العربية)
Sleď palasah in Czech (česky)
Soboor in Farsi
Soboor in Persian (‫فارسی)
Sobur in Farsi
Sobur in Persian (‫فارسی)
Ullam in Tamil (தமிழ்)
Valava in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
Zabur in Farsi
Zabur in Persian (‫فارسی)
Zomur in Farsi
Zomur in Persian (‫فارسی)
صبور in Farsi
चाकसी in Marathi (मराठी)
पळवा in Marathi (मराठी)
पाळा in Marathi (मराठी)
हिलसा in Hindi (हिन्दी)
ইলিশ in Bengali (বাংলা)
জাটকা in Bengali (বাংলা)
ચક્ષી  in Gujarati (ગુજરાતી)
ચક્સી  in Gujarati (ગુજરાતી)
ચસ્કી  in Gujarati (ગુજરાતી)
પલ્લા  in Gujarati (ગુજરાતી)
உளம் in Tamil (தமிழ்)
உள்ளம்  in Tamil (தமிழ்)
ஊலம் in Tamil (தமிழ்)
கருவ ௨ள்ளம்  in Tamil (தமிழ்)
கருவாவுளம் in Tamil (தமிழ்)
செவ்வா  in Tamil (தமிழ்)
துளும் in Tamil (தமிழ்)
தூளம் in Tamil (தமிழ்)
పలాసా  in Telugu (తెలుగు)
ಪಾಲಸ  in Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
ಪಾಲಿಯ  in Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
ಮುಲ್ಲಸು  in Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ)
പലുവ  in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
പലുവാ  in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
വളവ in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
ഹില്സ in Malayalam (മലയാളം)
云鲥 in Mandarin Chinese
云鲥的异名 in Mandarin Chinese
雲鰣 in Mandarin Chinese
雲鰣的異名 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Clupeiformes
Family : Clupeidae
Genus : Tenualosa
Species : Tenualosa ilisha
Authority : Hamilton, 1822