{"id":26797,"date":"2026-09-16T12:10:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T06:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=26797"},"modified":"2026-09-16T15:13:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:43:47","slug":"hilsa-fish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/hilsa-fish\/","title":{"rendered":"Hilsa Fish"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Hilsa Fish Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India has exported around 500 tonnes of hilsa to Bangladesh over the past two months, marking the first reversal of the traditional trade flow of the sought-after fish between the two countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Hilsa Fish<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a species of fish <\/span><b>belonging to the Clupeidae family,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which includes herring fish.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>also called Ilish<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and holds an exceptional position in the culinary customs and social practices of Bengal.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a fish that is highly prized because of its delicate flavour, distinct taste, and silky texture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Bangladesh produces<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> around <\/span><b>70% of the world\u2019s ilish.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Appearance of Hilsa Fish<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hilsa fish have a <\/span><b>silvery body.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are quite flat and <\/span><b>have a pointed head.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are known for their <\/span><b>many small bones.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat and Distribution of Hilsa Fish<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is found in <\/span><b>rivers and estuaries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Myanmar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the Persian Gulf area.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hilsa fish live in both <\/span><b>saltwater and freshwater.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, when it\u2019s time to lay their eggs, they swim up into rivers. This journey is called a migration.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They travel to rivers like the <\/span><b>Padma River and <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/meghna-river\/\" target=\"_blank\">Meghna River<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Bangladesh.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They also go to rivers in India, such as the <\/span><b>Ganges River and Godavari River<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation Status<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>IUCN Red List:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Least Concern<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/kolkata\/hilsa-fish-export-india-to-bangladesh-10878968\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hilsa Fish is a species of fish belonging to the Clupeidae family, which includes herring fish. 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