Ilish: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Ilish Tenualosa ilisha Least concern

Where the ilish lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 773 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map

Scientific name	Tenualosa ilisha
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Clupeiformes
Family	Clupeidae

Where does the ilish live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ilish in 3 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the ilish endangered?

The ilish’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the ilish?

The ilish (Tenualosa ilisha) is a ray-finned fish in the order Clupeiformes and the family Clupeidae, genus Tenualosa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the ilish

The ilish (Tenualosa ilisha) (Bengali: ইলিশ, romanized: iliś), 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. It is also the state fish of the Indian state of West Bengal.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ilish (revision 1379260171), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1709642 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).