267
Order: Clupeiformes (Herrings)
Family: Clupeidae (Herrings, shads, sardines and menhadens)
Chacunda gizzard shad Anodontostoma chacunda
Thai gizzard shad Anodontostoma thailandiae
Ganges river sprat Corica soborna
White sardine Escualosa thoracata
Ganges river gizzard shad Gonialosa manmina
Indian river shad Gudusia chapra
Kelee shad Hilsa kelee
Bloch’s gizzard shad Nematalosa nasus
Tardoore Opisthopterus tardoore
Raconda Raconda russeliana
Indian oil sardine Sardinella longiceps
Hilsa shad, River shad Tenualosa ilisha
Toli shad Tenualosa toli
Family: Pristigasteridae
Elongate ilisha Ilisha elongata
Coromandel ilisha Ilisha filigera
Kampen’s ilisha Ilisha kampeni
Bigeye ilisha Ilisha megaloptera
Indian ilisha Ilisha melastoma
Indian pellona Pellona ditchela
Family: Engraulidae (Anchovies)
Goldspotted grenadier anchovy Coilia dussumieri
Ramcarat grenadier anchovy Coilia ramcarati
Reynald’s grenadier anchovy Coilia reynaldi
Shorthead hairfin anchovy Setipinna breviceps
Dusky hairfin anchovy Setipinna melanochir
Gangetic hairfin anchovy Setipinna phasa
Scaly hairfin anchovy Setipinna taty
Indian anchovy Stolephorus indicus
Dussumier’s thryssa Thryssa dussumieri
Hamilton’s thryssa Thryssa hamiltonii
Malabar thryssa Thryssa malabarica
Moustached thryssa Thryssa mystax
Oblique jaw thryssa Thryssa purava
Bengal thryssa Thryssa spinidens
Slender thryssa Thryssa stenosoma
Orangemouth anchovy Thryssa vitrirostris
Family: Chirocentridae (Wolf herrings)
Dorab wolf herring Chirocentrus dorab
Whitefin wolf herring Chirocentrus nudus
A Checklist of Sundarban Fish (Both Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes) in Brackish…