🐟Ilish
The ilish, also known as the ilishi, hilsa, pulasa, hilsa herring or hilsa shad, is a species of fish related to the herring, in the family Clupeidae. It is a very popular and sought-after food in the Bengal region and area, and is the national fish of Bangladesh and state fish of the Indian state of West Bengal.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2014.
- Body mass
- 0.68 kg
- Body length
- 0.36 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 5 years
Everything we know about the Ilish
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass0.68 kgmaximum recordedFishBaseOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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By sex
- Female2.49 kgFishBasev25.04
Body length0.36 mrecord 0.6 m · FishBasetypical adultFishBaseDetails ↓Hide ↑
Record: largest individual on record
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Maximum lifespan5 yearsmaximum recordedFishBaseDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Trophic level2.89FishBaseDetails ↓Hide ↑
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DietcarnivoreaverageDetails ↓Hide ↑
From trophic level 2.89 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2–2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.
Danger to humansharmlessFishBaseDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Volume l0.7 LaverageDetails ↓Hide ↑
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Ilish yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›orderClupeiformes
- ›familyClupeidae
- ›genusTenualosa
- ›speciesTenualosa ilisha
- superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
- subclassNeopterygii
- orderClupeiformes
- suborderClupeoidei
All 10 branches ↓Fewer branches ↑
- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassRay-finned fish · Actinopterygii
- classActinopteri
- subclassNeopterygii
- orderClupeiformes
- suborderClupeoidei
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