Fish Names in Tamil

Fish Names in Tamil with Pictures. Check out Tamil names of popular fishes like sheela, sankara, vanjaram, sardines, seer, surmai fish, pomfret fish, etc.

Are you a fish lover and looking for your favorite fish names in regional language?  Surfing online and trying hard. Well, being a food enthusiastic, I am no expectation, looking at the Google images and match some of my hometown fishes- we have collected some fishes names in Tamil with pictures.

S.NoEnglishTamilThanglish
1Seer Fish in Tamilஅறக்குளா/ வஞ்சிரம்Arakkula / Vanchiram
2Sardine RoundசாளைChaalai
3Clams/ Mussels/ Oysterசிப்பிChippi
4Sprat – Indian / SardineசூடைChoodai
5Prawnறால்Iraal
6Grouperகலவாய்Kalavai
7Cuttle fishகணவாய்Kanavai
8Tilapiaகரி / நெய் மீன்Kari / Neyi / Jilapi
9Mullet – Grey (Grey Mullet)கயல்Kayal
10Cat fishகெழுறுKeluru
11Whitting?கிளாக்கன்Kilakkan
12Sea bassகொடுவாய்Koduvai
13Herringகொய்Koi
14Snapperகொண்டல் ?Kondal
15Shrimpகூனி றால்Kooni Iraal
16Mackerelகும்ளாKumla
17Mullet – Red (Red Mullet)மாதவை ?Madavai
18Mullet – MarineமணலைManalai
19Needle fish / Viraalமுரல்Mural
20Crabநண்டுNandu
21Anchovy / White Baitநெத்தலிNeththali
22Sea Breamஓரா / ஓட்டிOora / Oddi
23Squidஊசி கணவாய்Oosi Kanavai
24Codபன்னா ?Panna
25Trevally / JackபாரைParai
26Turbot (Indian)போதா ?Potha
27Halibut – Indianபொத்தல்Pothal
28Red Snapperசங்கராSankaraa Meen
29BarracudaசீலாSeela
30Lobsterசிங்கி றால்Singi Raal
31TunaசூரைSoorai
32SharkசுறாSura
33Sword Fishதலப்பத்துThalapaththu
34Ray – Sting (Sting Ray)திருக்கைThirukkai
35Emperorவாழை மீன்Vaalai Meen
36Ribbon Fishவாழை மீன் ?Vaalai Meen
37Bombay Duckவங்க வராசி மீன்Vanga Varasi Meen
38Pomfratவெளவால்Vavwall
39Eel / Conger Eelவிலொங்குVilongu
40Butter Fish
41Salmon Fishகாலா மீன்Kaala Meen
42Basa Fishகெளுத்தி மீன்Keluthi Meen
43Trout Fish
44Snakehead Murrel Fishவிரால் மீன்Viral Meen

Please no that fish names in Tamil changes from one place to one another. Most of the fish names mentioned in our website are used in Tamil Nadu – Chennai region. If you find any mistakes or any new fish names – please let us know through comment section. We are ready to take your input and include in our list. Thank You.

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