Macrura ilisha is a Senior Synonym of Tenualosa ilisha.

Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822)

Hilsa Shad - Ilish - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

view: Lateral [Mohsin, 2019b]

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Clupeiformes
Family	:	Clupeidae
Genus	:	Tenualosa
Species	:	Tenualosa ilisha

Common Names:

English	:	Hilsa Shad[729] River Shad[729] Hilsha[6]
Bangla	:	Ilish[5] Ilsha[5]

Synonyms:

Clupanodon ilisha Hamilton, 1822
Clupea ilisha (Hamilton, 1822)
Hilsa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822)
Macrura ilisha (Hamilton, 1822)
Tenualosa illisha (Hamilton, 1822)
Tenualosa illsha (Hamilton, 1822)
Clupea palasah Cuvier, 1829 Mar

Maximum Length and Weight:

60 cm (TL) and 2.50 kg ^[347] 530 mm (TL) ^[5] 60 cm (TL) and 2000 g ^[1657]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 3.8-4.3 : 2.8-3.4 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 3.5-4.2 : 2.8-3.2 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 5.5-6 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1.3 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.5 ^[5]
Body Depth : Standard length = 1 : 2.5-3.2 ^[1174]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 17-19(3/14-16); P₁. 14-16; P₂. 8(1/7); A. 18-23(2-3/16-20); C. 19 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D iv-v 14-16; A ii-iii 16-20; P i 14; V i 7 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B vi; D 18-20; A 18-22 ; 2-2, 16-20; P 15; V 9; L.ls 45-49; L.tr 18-20 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}
B vi; D 18-20; A 18-21; P 15; V 9; C 19; L.ls 45-48; L.tr 18-20 ^{[Bhuiyan, 1964]}

Scales:

17-19 scales on transverse series. 17-19 scales before dorsal fin base. 12-14 scales after pelvic fin base. 17-18 scales before pelvic fin base. [5]

Chemistry:

Name

Amount

Unit

Body Parts

Matter Type

Specimen

Ref.

All-trans-dehydroretinol

49

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Ash

1.4

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Calcium

220

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Copper

0.12

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Energy

1020

kJ/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Fat

18.3

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Folate

1.5

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Iodine

37

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Iron

1.9

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Magnesium

27

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Manganese

0.25

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Moisture

60.2

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Phosphorus

300

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Potassium

280

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Protein

16.4

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Selenium

40

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Sodium

44

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Sulphur

210

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin A

20

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin B12

2.3

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin D3

18

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin E (α-tocopherol)

1.7

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Zinc

1.2

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [577]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [283]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bahrain[68] Bangladesh[70] India[855] Iran[68] Iraq[917] Kuwait[68] Myanmar[832] Oman[899] Pakistan[597] Qatar[68] Saudi Arabia[68] Sri Lanka[68] United Arab Emirates[68] Vietnam[912] China[845]
Bangladesh	:	Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Chalan beel, Natore[490] Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Andharmanik river, Patuakhali[751] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] Meghna river estuary, Noakhali[774] Meghna river, Narsingdi[781] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Little feni river, Feni[795] Sangu river, Chattogram[811] Ramnabad river, Patuakhali[1163] Feni river, Feni[1165] Lohalia river, Patuakhali[1200] Betna river, Satkhira[1201] Ghaghat river, Gaibandha[1202] Ghaghat river, Gaibandha[1202] Sandha river, Pirojpur[1206] Agunmukha river, Patuakhali[1208] Bishkhali river, Jhalakathi[816]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
Bay, River mouth ^[347]

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

First breeding maturity at-
19 cm in for Unsexed in India ^[1047]
41.5 cm in TL for Female in Kuwait ^[1051]

Breeding Season: (red background)

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[274]

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[347]

Fecundity:

Absolute fecundity: 1282100, Specimen weight: 0.99 kg. ^[347]
Absolute fecundity: 1864000, Specimen weight: 2.1 kg. ^[347]
Absolute fecundity: 250000, Egg: dia- 0.70-0.75 mm, ^[347]
Absolute fecundity: 226,000 (min), 1,931,000 (max), Relative fecundity: 940 (min), Specimen length: 28.7-52.3 cm. weight: 0.275-1.71 kg. ^[1019]
Absolute fecundity: 375,000 (min), 1,423,000 (max), Relative fecundity: 877 (min), Specimen length: 49.2-62.5 cm. weight: 0.425-1.60 kg. ^[1019]
Absolute fecundity: 179,000 (min), 1,392,000 (max), Relative fecundity: 841 , Specimen length: 26.5-51.1 cm. weight: 0.228-1.63 kg. ^[1019]

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Gill net, Trawl Net, Sangla jal (Clap net), Trawl Net, Seine net, Seine net ^[792]
Gill net, Gill net, Trawl Net, Sangla jal (Clap net), Trawl Net, Seine net, Seine net ^[1657]
Drift gill net, Gill net, Trawl Net, Sangla jal (Clap net), Trawl Net, Seine net, Seine net ^[1174]
Gill net, Gill net, Trawl Net, Sangla jal (Clap net), Trawl Net, Seine net, Seine net ^[1657]
Market price:
400-600 BDT/kg (Size: 40-50 cm, Weight: 800-1200 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]