Hilsha Fish | 2016 | Mawa Feri Gate | Padma Par
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Ilish
Tenualosa ilisha (ilish, hilsa, hilsa herring or hilsa shad) is a species of fish in the herring family (Clupeidae), and a popular food fish in South Asia. The fish contributes about 12% of the total fish production and about 1% of GDP in Bangladesh. About 450,000 people are directly involved with the catching for livelihood; around four to five million people are indirectly involved with the trade.[1] It is also the national fish of Bangladesh
Other names include: ilish, ellis, palla fish, hilsha etc. (Tamil - 'Ullam')Odia: ଇଲିଶି: Bengali: ইলিশ: ilish, Sindhī: پلو مڇي pallu machhi, Telugu: పులస: pulasa or polasa. The ilish word is also used in India's Assamese-, Bengali-, Odia- and Telugu-speaking regions and in Pakistan's Sindh province. In Gujarat it is known as either modenn or palva. In Iraq it is Called Sboor صبور
Hilsa Fish
Hilsa fish is a fish of saltwater. Thy live in a group in the coastal area of the sea. Hilsa is the national fish of Bangladesh. Among the total fish production of Bangladesh about 30% is hilsa. Hilsa fish is also known as some other name, such as ilish fish, elish fish etc. A large number of hilsa fish are caught every year from the rivers of Bangladesh like, Padma, Meghna, Jamuna and some others. Generally it is a fish of sea. But during breeding period it comes to the big rivers and lays eggs there. As they come to the big rivers during breeding so, they are known as migratory fish. The minnow or young hilsa fish is known as Jatka. After breeding they swim back to the sea. Fisherman also caught a large number of hilsa fish from the sea. But the hilsa fish of river are more tasty than sea fish. As a result, almost all the people like the freshwater or river hilsa fish. Physical characteristics, classification, food, breeding and life cycle of hilsa fish are described below.
Feed
Hilsa fish generally eats different types of plankton. They eat small plant, diatoms, rotifera, microcystis, oscillatoria, spirogyra, protozoa, alga etc. which are available in the water.
Breeding
Hilsa fish gain sexual maturity at the age of 1-2 year. They do breeding 4-5 times in their whole life. There are two breeding season of hilsa fish and they are rainy and winter season. The breeding period in rainy season is long and short in winter season. During breeding period they come to the coastal area of sea or in big rivers. They lays eggs there and swim back to the sea when the minnow become adult.