Tenualosa ilisha (ilish, hilsa, hilsa herring or hilsa shad) is a species of fish in the Clupeidae (herring) family.[1]
It is a popular food dish in South India, East India and in the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The fish contributes about 12% of the total fish production and about 1% of GDP (money earned) in Bangladesh.[2] About 450,000 people are directly involved with catching it for a living. About four to five million people are involved in the trade.[2]
It is State fish of Pashchimo Banglar, and also the National fish of Bangladesh. Other names include: palla fish, hilsha, ellis, ilish, (Bengali:ইলিশ): ilish, (Oriya:ଇଲିଶି): ilishii, Sindhī: پلو مڇي pallu machhi, (Telugu:పులస): pulasa or polasa.
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- ↑ "Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Siddique, Abu Bakar. "Country's 6th Ilish sanctuary coming soon". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015. Unknown parameter
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