Antennarius indicus has the genus name Antennarius which suffixes -ius to antenna, an allusion to first dorsal spine being adapted into a tentacle on the snout used as a lure to attract prey. The specific name indicus refers to the type locality in India.
Silver Bar Fish, a type of fish with bones that is commonly known as Karli in Kerala is an important commercial fish in Kerala, and is used in dishes like fish fry.
The slender rainbow sardine (Dussumieria elopsoides) is a small, subtropical, salt water fish of the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea which was first described by Bleeker in 1849.
Plotosus lineatus, commonly known as the striped eel catfish, is a species of eeltail catfishes belonging to the family Plotosidae. Like most other members of the genus Plotosus, they possesses highly venomous spines that they can use to sting when threatened. The venom can cause mild to severe symptoms in humans.
• Fishery is significant economically; about 10% contribution to India’s total marine fisheries.
• Used in fish meal and fish balls production, fresh or dried consumed widely.
• Marketed fresh, dried, dried-salted, smoked, and canned.
