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Loytta

The Bombay duck or bummalo(Harpadon nehereus , Bengali:
bamaloh or loytta , Gujarati: bumla, Marathi: bombil: Bombeli, Sinhala) is,
despite its name, not a duck but a lizardfish. It is native to the waters
between Mumbai (formerly Bombay) and Kutch in the Arabian Sea, and a small
number are also found in the Bay of Bengal. Great numbers are also caught in
the South China Sea. The fish is often dried and salted before it is consumed,
as its meat does not have a distinctive taste of its own. After drying, the
odour of the fish is extremely powerful, and it is usually transported in
air-tight containers. Fresh fish are usually fried and served as a starter.

Churi

Inhabits coastal waters and often comes near the surface at
night. Feeds on a variety of small fishes and crustaceans (chiefly on prawns
and species of Setippina, Anchoviella, Harpodon, Trichiurus etc. in Hooghly
estuaries in India). Caught mainly with shore seines, bagnets and coastal
bottom trawls in Asian countries. Marketed fresh and iced as well as dried
salted.

Rupchada

Silver or white pomfrets live in coastal waters off Middle
East, South Asia, and SouthEast Asia. Fish of this family are characterized by
their flat body, forked tail fin and long pectoral fins. Silver Pomfret are
usually silver/white in color, with few small scales. They can grow up to 4-6
kg (8–13 lb). however, due to overfishing, specimens weighing less than 1 kg (2
lb) are more commonly seen.