Korameenu-----------Chana Marulias (Illegal to possess or import in USA, due to ecological probelms that this species creates...but tastes damn good...)
Bocha/Bochi-------------Catla CatlaTella/white
Chanduva/Pomphret-------Pampus argentiusNalla/Black Chanduva------Parastromateous niger
Vanjaram---------Mackeral (many different varieties of mackeral are available in USA and taste almost the same sa indian mackeral)
Hilsa/Hilsha--------commonly called as PULASA in many parts of andhra pradesh.....can find in many indian stores.....Tenualosa ilisha is its scientific name......
Pandu koppa/kappa/ Pandu goppa/gappa---------Lates calcarifer is the scientific name....
Sora chepa---------Scoliodon laticaudus/Mustelus manazo/Carcharhinus macloti are different scintific names for different species....many varieties of sora are eaten...
Jella/tella jella-----------Arius jella is its scientific nameMaga/tella maga--------Eleutheronema tetradactylum
Nethallu (small dried fish, usually cooked with tender tamarind leaves) --------- Stoleophorous commersonni...... or stoleophorous tri .....(Most common name in english is ANCHOVY) can get these in some big chinese supermarkets in dried form generally) Americans also use it in the form of paste or canned form to add flavour to some dishes so can find some in american stores tooo..
kavallu/nune kavallu/ kavalli------------Commonly called as SARDINES in english...can find in american stores or chinese supermarkets in dried or canned form....scientific name is Sardinella albella /sardinella gibbosa........
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Koramenu
Koramenu
Common names:bullseye snakehead; giant snakehead; great snakehead; cobra snakehead; Indian snakehead; soal (Pakistan); haal (Assam, India); sal, gajal (West Bengal, India); pumurl, bhor (Bijar, India); kubrah, sawal, dowlah (Punjab, India); saal (Orissa, India); poomeenu, phoola-chapa, phool-mural (Andra Pradesh, India); aviri, puveral (Tamil Nadu, India); chaeru-veraal, curuva, bral (Kerala, India); hoovina-murl, madinji, aviu (Karnataka, India); ara, gangara, kalumaha (Sinhalese, Sri Lanka); iru viral (Tamil, Sri Lanka); ara (Sri Lanka); trey raws (Cambodia).Size:This species is reported to be the largest of the family Channidae, reaching a length of 120-122 cm (Bardach and others, 1972; Talwar and Jhingran, 1992). Talwar and Jhingran (1992) reported that it grows to 180 cm and a weight of 30 kg in Maharashtra State, western India, noting that a length of 30 cm can be attained in 1 year. Rohan Pethiyagoda and Prachya Musikasinthorn (personal commun., 2002) stated they doubted that any snakehead would reach such a length and were unaware of any specimens of that size. Murugesan (1978) reported a maximum size of 52.8 cm at 8 months from fish stocked at an average length of 37 mm in a tank in Karnataka State, southwestern India, with lengths of 38.6 to 48 cm typical in 1 year. He recorded growth of 2.5 to 4 mm/day for the first 3 months and 0.8 to 1.3 mm/day thereafter, with an average growth rate of 7 cm/month. Johal and others (1983) reported that bullseye snakeheads grow faster than Channa argus, C. punctata, or C. striata, but also noted that growth decreases with increasing age, with the greatest increase in weight occurring during the second year. Their specimens were obtained from River Ghagger, Rajasthan State, northwestern India. Ahmad and others (1990) also reported decreasing growth rate with increasing age in specimens from River Kali in northern India. Wee (1982) cited C. marulius and C. micropeltes as the two fastest growing snakeheads.Habitat preference:Lakes and rivers; deep, clear water with sand or rocky substrate (Talwar and Jhingran, 1992); “rivers usually in the vicinity of mud or fine sands” (Sen, 1985); “deep pools in rivers and occasionally in lakes” (Pethiyagoda, 1991). Jhingran (1984) noted presence of this species in swamps, tanks (=small reservoirs), and ponds, but that it also “prefers deep, clear stretches of water with sandy or rocky bottom.” Rainboth (1996) listed preferred habitat as “sluggish or standing water in canals, lakes, and swamps from India to China, south to Thailand and Cambodia.” He added that it is often found with submerged aquatic vegetation.