{"id":26797,"date":"2025-09-09T12:10:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T06:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=26797"},"modified":"2025-09-09T17:09:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T11:39:40","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 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bangladesh recently announced it has decided to export hilsa fish to India ahead of the Durga Puja festive season as a mark of \u201cenduring Bangladesh-India friendship\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Hilsa Fish<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a species of fish belonging to the <\/span><b>Clupeidae family<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>which includes herring fish.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also <\/span><b>called Ilish<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>holds an exceptional position in<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the culinary customs and social practices of <\/span><b>Bengal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a fish that is <\/span><b>highly prized<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because of its delicate flavour, distinct taste, and silky texture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Tenualosa ilisha<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Hilsa Fish <\/b><b>Habitat and Distribution\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is found in <\/span><b>rivers and estuaries in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Myanmar,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the<\/span><b> Persian Gulf <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">area.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hilsa fish <\/span><b>live in both saltwater and freshwater.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They <\/span><b>spend most of their lives in the ocean.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, when it&#8217;s <\/span><b>time to lay their eggs, they swim up into rivers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This journey is called a <\/span><b>migration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They travel to rivers like the<\/span><b> Padma River and Meghna River in Bangladesh.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They also go to <\/span><b>rivers in India,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as the <\/span><b>Ganges River and Godavari River.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Bangladesh produces <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">around <\/span><b>70% of the world\u2019s ilish<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, making it a subject of public pride. Ilish is also the national fish of Bangladesh.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Hilsa fish helps Bangladesh&#8217;s economy a lot. It makes up about <\/span><b>12% of all the fish caught in the country<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It also adds about <\/span><b>1% to the country&#8217;s total GDP.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Hilsa Fish <\/b><b>Appearance<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hilsa fish have a <\/span><b>silvery body.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>quite flat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and have a <\/span><b>pointed head.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hilsa can grow up to about <\/span><b>50 cm<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, weighing more than <\/span><b>3 kg.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are known for their many small bones.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Hilsa Fish <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>It is classified as <strong>&#8216;Least Concern&#8217;<\/strong> under the IUCN Red List.<\/p>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/diplomacy\/bangladeshi-hilsa-is-coming-to-india-ahead-of-durga-puja-as-a-mark-of-enduring-friendship\/2738728\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PRINT<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hilsa Fish is also called Ilish, and holds an exceptional position in culinary customs and social practices of Bengal. 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