Know the fish varieties of Goa (Konkani names) -----------------------------------------------
* Bale. Lepturacanthus savala. Savalai hairtail. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/8314 * Bande. Minous monodactylus. Grey stingfish. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/6388 * Bangada. Rastrelliger kanagurta. Indian mackerel. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/111 * Bankocho. Diodon hystrix. Spot-fin porcupinefish. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/1022 * Bankocho. Arothron hispidus. White-spotted puffer. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/5425 * Bankocho. Diodon holocanthus. Longspined porcupinefish. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/4659 * Bankocho. Arothron stellatus. Stellate puffer. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/6526 * Bannsire. Scatophagus argus. Spotted scat. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/4698 * Bebo. Arothron reticularis. Reticulated pufferfish. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/6594 * Bebo. Arothron immaculatus. Immaculate puffer. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/7188 * Bebo. Lagocephalus inermis. Smooth blaasop. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/8068 * Bebo. Takifugu oblongus. Lattice blaasop. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/8301 * Bebo. Arothron leopardus. Banded leopardblowfish. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/50083 * Bhuyari. Grammoplites scaber. Rough flathead. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/10309 * Bokado. Euthynnus affinis. Kawakawa. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/96 * Bokado. Katsuwonus pelamis. Skipjack tuna. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/107 * Bokado. Thunnus albacares. Yellowfin tuna. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/143 * Bokado. Thunnus tonggol. Longtail tuna http://www.fishbase.se/summary/148 * Box lep. Psettodes erumei. Indian halibut. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/513 * Chamat. Triacanthus biaculeatus. Short-nosed tripodfish. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/4562 * Chamat. Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer. Long-spined tripodfish. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/8191 * Chiket. Paramonacanthus choirocephalus. Pig faced leather jacket. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/26659 * Combo. Acanthurus lineatus. Lined surgeonfish. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/1258 * Combo. Heniochus acuminatus. Pennant coralfish. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/5588 * Combo. Zanclus cornutus. Moorish idol. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/5950 * Combo. Pomacanthus annularis. Bluering angelfish. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/7902 * Halwa. Parastromateus niger. Black pomfret. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/1947 * Ingi. Mastacembelus armatus. Zig-zag eel. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/10140 * Kalunder. Etroplus suratensis. Pearlspot. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/4681 * Kalunder. Etroplus maculatus. Orange chromide. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/8703 * Kurapani lep. Pseudorhombus triocellatus. Three spotted flounders. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/1377 * Kuski. Remora remora. Shark sucker. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/1751 * Lep. Cynoglossus lida. Roughscale tonguesole. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/5489 * Lep. Cynoglossus lingua. Long tongue sole. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/8238 * Lep. Solea elongata. Elongated sole. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/14394 * Lep. Cynoglossus semifasciatus. Bengal tonguesole. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/17161 * Paplet. Pampus chinensis. Chinese silver pomfret. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/8187 * Phursandi. Acentrogobius griseus. Grey goby. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/25229 * Phursandi. Psammogobius biocellatus. Sleepy goby. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/9946 * Phursandi. Acentrogobius griseus. Grey goby. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/25229 * Poekote. Arothron nigropunctatus. Blackspotted puffer. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/6400 * Surangat. Pampus argenteus. Silver pomfret. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/491 * Tambade. Trypauchen vagina. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/4897 * Tambade. Pterois russelii. Plaintail turkeyfish. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/6404 * Tonki. Istiompax indica. Black marlin. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/217 * Unkir. Allenbatrachus grunniens. Grunting toadfish. http://www.fishbase.se/summary/6391 * Viswan. Scomberomorus guttatus. Indo-Pacific king mackerel. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/123 NOTE: [1] This is from fishbase.org database, and Konkani spellings reflect the names used there. [2] Today, fish is scarce in coastal Goa. "Development" projects, some sponsored by overseas initiatives, in the 1960s and thereafter, among other factors, led to both severe overfishing and the displacement of traditional fishermen. Some of these varieties are currently not available, and even earlier common fish varieties are hard to find or costly to buy. See R.S Newman, 'Green revolution-Blue revolution: the predicament of India's traditional fishermen', South Asia, new series, vol. 4, no. 1 (June 1981), pp. 35-46 &c. [3] Another list of Konkani fish names has been published in the Konkani research bulletin *Sod* No 9, p 111-114. This lists some 132 names both in Konkani and in Latin. 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