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Fish
Riverine & Marine Fish
Hilsa
Tenualosa ilisha
Local name: Ilish / हिल्सा
lightbulbMigrates from the sea into rivers to spawn.
Identification
The Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) is part of the WRK FO field reference used for incident intake and ground reports. Local names include Ilish / हिल्सा.
Habitat. Anadromous — Bay of Bengal into the Ganga–Brahmaputra system
Diet. Plankton
Field notes. A cultural keystone fish. Not a typical rescue species; appears in bycatch and barrage-strand reports. Listed under the Wildlife (Protection) Act as Unlisted.
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Habitat
Anadromous — Bay of Bengal into the Ganga–Brahmaputra system
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Diet
Plankton
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Behavior
A cultural keystone fish. Not a typical rescue species; appears in bycatch and barrage-strand reports.