1) Koli songs. The Koli community are traditonally fisherfolk from the coast of Maharashtra and Goa (?). I heard a lot of words in the popular Koli songs that I knew referred to seafood but couldn't identify what they were referring to. I knew some of them, of course, but many escaped me.
2) My trip to Kerala. While in Kerala, I was dining at a seafood restaurant, apparently the best in Cochin (Fort Cochin at the Casino Hotel) and the entire menu was filled with seafood names in English. I was unable to order the fish (Surmai in Marathi) I wanted for lack of knowledge of its English name.
This post is an effort to help out other poor souls in similar situations. I haven't eaten most of the seafood listed below, so I can't really say which ones are good. Another disclaimer that I want to add is that the list below is a compilation from the teachings of Lord Google. Hence, accuracy is suspect. Please let me know if you find something wrong. Since, Lord Google reads my humble blog, future generations of his disciples will benefit from whatever corrections I make.
| Round bellied sardines | Tarsulo |
| Cat fish | Sangot /Sangtam |
| Long fin cavalla | Koncar |
| Gold spoted anchovy | Capsali Mandli |
| Indian Salmon | Raus/Rawas |
| Reef cod/ Rock Cod | Gobro |
| Pearl spot | Kalundar/ Karimeen |
| Whip fin majarra | Shetki |
| Dhoma / Croakar | Dodyaro (Hodki) |
| Butter fish | Saudalo |
| 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 Mackral | Bangdo |
| Indian oil sardines | Tarlo |
| Railbow sardines | Krishranchi peddi |
| Sead | Konkoro |
| Indian dog shark | Mori |
| Barracuda | Tonki |
| Hilsa ilisha | Peddi |
| Hilsa species | Vonog |
| Seer fish / King Mackerel Fish | Surmai/ Visonu / Viswon |
| Black tip shark | Pilo |
| Ribbon fish | Bale |
| Bombay duck | Bombil |
| Sole | Lep |
| Anchovy or silver belly | Velli |
| Pomfret/ Butterfish | Pomplet/ Paplet |
| Silver bar | Korli |
| Kite or Ray fish | Waghole |
| Butter fish | Karchani |
| Lady fish | Mudoshi/ Kane/ Nogli |
| Rock bream | Haddo |
| Perch | Palu |
| Ghol (Jew fish) | Ghol |
| Giant sea perch | Chonak |
| Naked head glassy perchlet | Buranto |
| Red Snapper Fish | Rane |
| Greas carp Fish | Rohu |
| Muliet Fish | Shevto |
| Mackerel | Bangda |
| Clams | Teesrya |
| Crab | Kekda/Kurlya |
| Prawn | Jhinga/ Chingri/ Chemen/ Sungat |
| Sardines | Pedvey |
I hope this will serve as a guide for people wanting to translate between English and Marathi/Konkani for the names of seafood of their choice.
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