What is Anchovy fish called - fish names in English

Common names of Anchovy in India, Anchovy Fish names in Malayalam, Anchovy Fish names in telugu, Anchovy Fish names in Tamil, Anchovy Fish names in Marathi , Anchovy Fish names in Hindi
FISHES AND THEIR COMMON NAMES / POPULAR NAMES/ LOCAL NAMES 

Anchovy



Malayalam ( മലയാളം ): Nethili, Kozhuva, Natholi, Netha , Nathal

Tamil ( தமிழ ): Nethali, Nethili, Thogai meen

Telugu ( తెలుగు ): Nethallu, poorava ,Kelba, Poravallu

Kannada: Manangu, bolingei Kollathuru

Other: Capsali Mandli मांडलि(konkani) Mandeli or GOLDEN ANCHOVIES, Phasa, Phansa Gang maurala, Ruli(bengali)Purasa, Churali Patua, Dinasi, Dindus, motyala, Enaga, Onaga, Phansi, Gujarathi - Pelli , Oriya - Chauli,

Malaysia : Bak kang, Bilis bunga air, Pusu, Teri

Arabic (عربى ): Barriya, Zaam, أنشوفة

Phyasa, padni(in pakistan)

Tagalog (also in Philippines ): Dilis, Silag, Alipatang, Bolinao, Munamom

Srilanka : Halmassa, Handalla

Coilia, Golden Anchovy or Mandeli as popularly known in Maharastra. Also known as the grenadier anchovies or Gold spotted gernadier anchovy is a genus of anchovies

Arabic : أنشوفة بُقَع ذهب

Malayasia : Bulu ayam

Spain : Anchoa granadera dorada

Srilanka: தோகை மீன், Thogai-meen

India :मंदीळि, Mandeli, kapsali maṇḍli (Konkani)(कपसालि मांडलि) Oorialli,Monangu, ಮುನಂಗು, Olua


ANCHOVY vs SMELT vs SARDINES

Anchovy is distinguished from smelt by the wide mouth and long eyes and relative position of fins with dorsal wholly behind. Anchovy is saltwater fish of the engraulidae family . Smelts (family Osmeridae) are Anadromous fishes means those that spend most of their lives in the sea but migrate to fresh water to spawn. True smelts seldom exceed 14 inches in length and thus classified as small fish. Eperlan, the French word used, is the name for the European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) of northern European lakes and seas is a true smelt. European smelt is typically 15 to 18 cm long.

Smelts only have one dorsal fin with rays, .The true smelt have a small adipose fin on the dorsal fin,which is absent in silversides but you can also find them on salmon, trout and most catfish, which looks more like a little fleshy nub. March–April the smelt season, in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg, smelt (locally known as koryushka) is known as a special local delicacy, famous for its cucumber smell.

The osmerid smelts are often confused with atherind smelt (silverside family) The silversides and other unrelated fishes are sometimes also called smelts. Smelts are found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.Smelts are not found in Indian Ocean or the southern hemisphere. These fishes are sometimes refrred as whitebaits too. Silvery-green fish, also known as rainbow smelt, are similar in appearance to sardines and anchovies. The silver smelt is silver and grey coloured about 20cm, dark on the back, and clear on the belly. It appears all along Peruvian coast. (Refer Candlefish - Thaleichthys pacificus) found in waters off the American Pacific northwest for its excessive oil content)

The European Anchovy is related to herring and are oily fishes.



European Anchovy or Black Sea Anchovy

The European anchovy or common names as Anchoa europea, Ansjovis, Hamsia,Anshuga, Enchova, Southern African anchovy, Japanese anchovy, Ansjos,Anchois de l'Afrique australe, Acciuga di Faro lives, Alice 'e sperone,Cicinielli janculilli (popular in Italy ), Antjúga or Europäische Sardelle or Katakuchiiwashi lives off the coasts of Europe and Africa, including in the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea. It has a silver underbelly and blue, green or grey back and sides. A silver stripe along flank disappeares with age.