Question

Hilsa ilisha is the scientific name of which fish?
A) Pulasa
B) Rohu
C) Pomfret
D) Surmai

Answer 1

Hint: The scientific name of fishes follows a certain order. A scientific name always consists of two italicized names. The first part which is the genus name is capitalized and the second part is a specific name, is not capitalized. The genus name may be common to several species, but the merging of the two applies to only one species in the entire Animal Kingdom.

Complete answer:
There are well over 20,000 species of fish, each with a unique or special scientific name.
Option A. Pulasa: The option is correct as the scientific name of pulasa fish is Tenualosa ilisha or Hilsa ilisha. This fish is a species of fish related to the herring, in the family Clupeidae. Pulasa is a very popular and sought-after food fish in the Indian Subcontinent.
Option B. Rohu: This option is incorrect as Hilsa ilisha is the scientific name of Pulasa. The scientific name of Rohu fish is Labeo rohita. This fish belongs to the carp family. This is found in rivers in South Asia
Option C. Pomfret: This option is incorrect as Hilsa ilisha is the scientific name of Pulasa. The scientific name of pomfret is Bramidae.
Option D. Surmai: This option is incorrect as Hilsa ilisha is the scientific name of Pulasa. The scientific name of surmai is Scomberomorus guttatus.
So, option A. Pulasa is correct. Hilsa ilisha is the scientific name of Pulasa fish.

Note: The most famous hilsa fish comes from Chandpur District, Bangladesh and is the national fish of Bangladesh and the state fish of West Bengal. Fish comes to about 12% of the total fish production and about 1.15% of GDP in Bangladesh. The fish is found in 11 countries and they are Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Bangladesh is the top hilsa-producing country in the world, followed by Myanmar and India. And the top hilsa-producing region of the world is Bhola District. The fish is a famous food amongst the people of South Asia and in the Middle East, but especially with Bengalis and Odias. Due to the demand and popularity of this species, overfishing is uncontrollable. Fishes weighing around 2 to 3 kilograms have become scarce, as even the smaller fish are caught using finer fishing nets. As a consequence of this, prices of the fish have gone high.