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Friday, November 25, 2011

Local (Konkani) names for Common Fish in Goa

Cat fish - Sangot
Long fin cavalla - Koncar
Gold spoted anchovy - Capsali Mandli
Indian Salmon - Raus
Reef cod - Gobro
Pearl spot - Kalundar
Whip fin majarra - Shetki
Dhoma / Croakar - Dodyaro (Hodki)
Butter fish - Saudalo/sovnaro
Common pony fish - Khampi
Mangrove red snapper - Tamoshi
Horse mackeral - Hado bangdo
Mullet - Shevtali / Shevto
Japanese thread fin bream - Rano
Black Pompret - Sagoti (Kayi) /Halwa
Indian Mackerel - Bangdo
Indian oil sardines - Tarlo
Railbow sardines - Krishranchi peddi
Sead - Konkoro
Indian dog shark - Mori
Barracuda - Tonki
Hilsa ilisha - Peddi
Hilsa species - Vonog,vonga
Seer fish - Surmai
Black tip shark - Pilo
Ribbon fish - Bale
Bombay duck - Bombil
Sole - Lep
Anchovy or silver belly - Velli
Pomfret - Pomplet/paplet
Silver bar - Korli
Kite or Ray fish - Waghole
King fish - Viswon
Butter fish - Karchani
Lady fish - Mudoshi
Rock bream - Haddo
Perch - Palu
Ghol(Jew fish) - Ghol
Giant sea perch - Chonak
Naked head glassy perchlet - Buranto

Source: Goa Today magazine
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84 comments:

  1. Sivananda ShenoyMarch 14, 2012 at 12:03 PM

    this is a good for govan food site. join and follow.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 7, 2015 at 11:17 PM

    shinane in english?

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  3. EdSeptember 19, 2015 at 10:46 AM

    Shinane is mussels

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  4. UnknownSeptember 26, 2015 at 1:42 PM

    you forgot basa fish!! - catfish which is sold by hoteliers to fool all the people. It is bought at an extremelycheap price and sold in 5 stars!!!!

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    1. AD's Tastes & TalesMarch 16, 2017 at 10:22 AM

      Lol. Who said hoteliers fool people with basa? They tell customers that it is basa. And who says basa is cheap?

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    2. AnonymousJuly 24, 2017 at 3:37 PM

      Basa is shite!

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    3. Edwin DSilvaSeptember 14, 2020 at 9:27 PM

      Catfish... is NOT Basa!

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  5. Chetana kochrekar shetyeSeptember 28, 2015 at 11:57 PM

    Catfish is called Sangot (Sangta) its tastes good in amot-tik curry ..I Never eat fish out in hotels So I'm not sure what is served in hotels.

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  6. FrequentTravellerDecember 21, 2015 at 7:55 PM

    Basa fish is a Catfish imported from fish farms of Thailand. Not native to Goa

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  7. FrequentTravellerDecember 21, 2015 at 8:00 PM

    Modso? Common in Goa but many seem confused with the name which I believe to be Lemon Fish or Cobia (International).

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  8. AnonymousDecember 31, 2015 at 9:14 PM

    What do you call for aisulem sweet water fish in English

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  9. UnknownJanuary 13, 2016 at 8:29 AM

    there are so many wrong names for example; konkor is travally fish,tonki is needle fish,mudorshi is whiting fish,palu is silver bream,chonok is barramundi fish

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    1. SitaMarch 23, 2021 at 9:01 AM

      Barramundi= Sea Bass= Chaunak=Jitadi(marathi) Same species but Chaunak/Jitadi has estuary/sea life cycle. Barramundi/Sea Bass are many times only sea life cycle

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  10. UnknownJanuary 13, 2016 at 8:31 AM

    there are so many wrong names for example; konkor is travally fish,tonki is needle fish,mudorshi is whiting fish,palu is silver bream,chonok is barramundi fish

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2016 at 9:56 AM

    seer fish and King fish are same right?please correct me if i am wrong.

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    1. AnonymousOctober 15, 2016 at 6:32 PM

      No they are different species kingfish is esvon

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  12. AnonymousMarch 18, 2016 at 6:18 PM

    for the goenkars...

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  13. UnknownMarch 27, 2016 at 9:22 PM

    Very helpful info. Wish it would have accompanied with images of fish also, along with name.

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  14. UnknownMarch 27, 2016 at 9:22 PM

    Very helpful info. Wish it would have accompanied with images of fish also, along with name.

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  15. UnknownJune 29, 2016 at 6:16 PM

    What is the English name of fish called as पिट्टोळ in konkani ?

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  16. UnknownJune 29, 2016 at 6:16 PM

    What is the English name of fish called as पिट्टोळ in konkani ?

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  17. AnonymousJuly 5, 2016 at 9:11 PM

    What do you call kharchi in english?

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  18. UnknownAugust 31, 2016 at 10:52 PM

    What is salmon fish? Are they found in Goa and where? Any body knows please answer.

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  19. isabel pintoSeptember 28, 2016 at 9:20 PM

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  20. isabel pintoSeptember 28, 2016 at 9:22 PM

    This is indeed informative. I know most of the fish by konkani names. Now I know their English names too. Thanks.

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  21. UnknownNovember 27, 2016 at 7:18 PM

    What is Sardines called in konkani

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  22. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2017 at 9:33 PM

    What is indian carp fish called in konkani

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  23. UnknownJanuary 28, 2017 at 2:00 PM

    maniki fish

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  24. MeTesterFebruary 28, 2017 at 3:46 PM

    Please add Photos of Fish

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  25. UnknownMay 16, 2017 at 9:55 PM

    What is the english name for Komble fish ?

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  26. UnknownMay 20, 2017 at 12:23 PM

    Manke in english ??

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  27. UnknownJune 19, 2017 at 12:24 PM

    Wat u call tuna

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  28. SurajAugust 1, 2017 at 8:54 AM

    Good info. I have heard the konkani names used by my parents and the myths around it. Now I was finding it difficult to shop them because of English and malayalam names used here in Bangalore. I can use this as a reference.

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  29. SurajAugust 20, 2017 at 6:42 PM

    What is mullan. Is it same as mullet, shatka

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  30. vandyAugust 27, 2017 at 7:28 PM

    Manki is squid fish

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  31. AnonymousOctober 25, 2017 at 7:46 PM

    What are river Crabs called in konkani

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  32. SheenaMay 20, 2018 at 10:26 PM

    Squid name in Konkani

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  33. AnonymousJune 21, 2018 at 1:12 PM

    What do you call Morso in English?

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  34. UnknownJune 25, 2018 at 10:24 AM

    Would have been easier to correlate with pics to accompany .

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  35. AnonymousAugust 21, 2018 at 7:58 AM

    Do you Find snakeheads,tarpon,baramundi in goan rivers ? What r the game fishes found in goan rivers ? ...thanx for the info

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  36. IsmailNovember 27, 2018 at 4:34 PM

    Bhongri fish in english

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  37. Harsha KudtalkarNovember 29, 2018 at 9:05 PM

    Belanji ??

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  38. UnknownJanuary 17, 2019 at 7:02 PM

    Basa fish in konkani

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  39. UnknownFebruary 24, 2019 at 6:36 PM

    Daina in enEngli

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  40. UnknownFebruary 25, 2019 at 12:48 PM

    Sawnale in english

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  41. UnknownMarch 25, 2019 at 2:28 AM

    What fish is hukir. .Uhkir

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  42. UnknownApril 30, 2019 at 3:46 AM

    What is red fish called in konkani

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  43. UnknownMay 11, 2019 at 1:58 PM

    What is sea bass in konkani..

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  44. AlpaJune 3, 2019 at 2:25 PM

    What is rockfish called in Konkani?

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  45. UnknownJune 26, 2019 at 3:10 PM

    What do you call for kadd which be's in river but looks like kalipe

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  46. AnonymousJuly 17, 2019 at 12:06 PM

    what do you call topo or topre or korcho (big size)

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  47. AnonymousAugust 2, 2019 at 4:31 PM

    Baanoshi??

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  48. AnonymousAugust 22, 2019 at 12:05 PM

    what do you call Trout fish in konkani

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  49. UnknownNovember 3, 2019 at 12:44 AM

    What is sea bass called

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  50. UnknownNovember 3, 2019 at 12:45 AM

    What is sea bass called in konkani

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  51. UnknownNovember 4, 2019 at 12:48 PM

    Seas Bass is called Ghuri I think

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    1. REISFebruary 11, 2020 at 11:52 PM

      Ghuri or Chonok.. In Konkani and also Baramundi or Great Indian Sea Perch in English.

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  52. UnknownFebruary 13, 2020 at 9:55 PM

    What molso called in English

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  53. UnknownJune 24, 2020 at 9:10 PM

    What is koner called in English?

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  54. Dileep NaikAugust 29, 2020 at 2:56 PM

    This is a very useful list of English names for people living in Goa but from other parts of India.
    In market it becomes very confusing when identifying the fish from vendors.

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  55. TonyOctober 19, 2020 at 7:11 PM

    Any idea what is komble called in English

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  56. UnknownJanuary 29, 2021 at 12:54 PM

    Find your self

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  57. UnknownFebruary 1, 2021 at 10:59 AM

    Red snapper

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  58. UnknownMarch 8, 2021 at 6:00 PM

    What is kalli fish called in konkani??

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  59. AnonymousMay 4, 2021 at 11:24 AM

    what is snakehead fish called in goan konkani?

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  60. AnonymousJuly 5, 2023 at 5:44 PM

    Very creative list thank you. But what is Banoshi fish in English.

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  61. GoamyGoaSeptember 12, 2024 at 11:46 AM

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