I don't speak Bengali well. Few of my Bengali friends are helping me putting this list together as we always will have trouble finding the Bengali name but would know the English name. This list is still in progress. If you know the name for any missing fish from the list, please leave it in the comment section. I want to create a resource that will help people to identify their favorite fish and enjoy the fish that get from various parts of this world.
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I am compiling this list from various sources. Please feel free to let me know any changes/corrections needed. I am trying my best to source the names in native Bengali (Bangla) language. Please help me with the names in the comment section if possible.
| English | Bengali (বাংলা) |
|---|---|
| Anchovies/Anchovy | Phasa (ফাশা/ ফ্যাঁসা) |
| Barracuda | |
| Barramundi | bhetki (ভেটকী) |
| Bluefin Travelly | |
| Bombay Duck/Bummalo | Bamaloh / Loytta |
| Butterfish, Murrel | Pabda Jhol |
| Catfish | Kuta kanti (কুটি কানটি), Māgura mācha (মাগুর মাছ) |
| Catla (Bengal carp) | Katla (কাতলা), Pla Kra Ho |
| Clams | Śām̐sa (শাঁস) |
| Cod | Panni meen |
| Convict surgeonfish | |
| Crab | Kankra (কাঁকড়া, কঙ্করা) |
| Cuttle fish | |
| Dart | |
| Dolphin Fish | |
| Eel | Kamila (কুইচা) |
| Emperor (Mula) | |
| Fin bream (Threadfin bream) Pink perch |
|
| Finned Bulleye | |
| Flying fish | |
| Garfish | Kankley |
| Greas carp fish (Carp) | Batta |
| Grouper (Reef cod) | |
| Grunter | |
| Halibut | |
| Herring Giant | |
| Hilsa Fish/Ilish/ Hilsa Herring/ Hilsa Shad/ Palla Fish/ Hilsha/ Ellis |
Ilish (ইলিশ) |
| Horse Mackeral | |
| Indian Goat fish | |
| Indian Shad (Hilsa) | |
| Indian Salmon(Hilsa) | Gurjali fish (গুরুজালি মাছ) |
| Jewfish | |
| Katla, Catla, Bengal Carp | |
| King fish/Indo-Pacific king mackerel | |
| Lady Fish | |
| Leather skin fish | |
| Little tunny | |
| Lizard fish | |
| Lobster | Golda Chingri (গলদা চিংড়ি) |
| Mackerel | |
| Mackerel Horse | |
| Malabar Anchovy | |
| Malabar Trevally | |
| Mango Fish | |
| Mangrove jack Mangrove red snapper |
|
| Marine cat fish | |
| Milk fish (White mullet) | |
| Moon fish | |
| Mrigal(White carp) | |
| Mullet (Red Mullet) | |
| Mullet Marine | |
| Murrel (Snakehead fish) | Cheng |
| Mussels | |
| Oyster | Jhinuk (ঝিনুক) |
| Parrot fish | |
| Pearl spot | Karimeen |
| Perch | |
| Pomfret | |
| Prawn / Shrimp | Chingdi |
| Red Snapper | |
| Ribbon fish / Belt fish / hair tail | |
| Rohu (Carpo fish) | Rui (রুই) |
| Sailfish | |
| Solmon (Indian solman / Threadfin) | |
| Sardines | Khoira (খৈরা) |
| Saw Fish / Gur | |
| Seabass | |
| Seer fish | |
| Shark | Hangor (হাঙ্গর) |
| Silver Bar fish | |
| Silver Belly / Pony fish | |
| Silver Biddy | |
| Silver Moony / Finger fish Silver bat fish |
|
| Snapper | |
| Sole Fish / Tongue sole | |
| Spade fish | |
| Squid | |
| Tilapia | Tilapia (তেলাপিয়া) |
| Tuna | |
| Turbot (Indian spiny turbot) | |
| Vela | |
| Whip-tail sting ray/ Ray fish | Shankar machh (শঙ্কর মাছ) |
| White fish (False Travelly) | |
| Whiting / Lady fish | |
| Yellowfin Tuna | |