A survey was carried out in several fish land centers of the country situated in the southern districts of Bangladesh to identify the commonly captured fishes from the coastal and marine environment of the country by the fishermen. A checklist of harvested fishes are mentioned here in the following table. However, this is not the complete list of such fish species, there may be some other species caught by the fishermen, but these are the commonly landed species.
| Serial No. | Local name | Scientific name | Common name |
| 01 | Hangor, Kamot | Rhizoprionodon acutus | Requiem sharks |
| 02 | Tailla | Eleutheronema tetradactylum | Four Thread Tassel fish |
| 03 | Tuna | Thunnus albacores | Tuna |
| 04 | Loittya, Nehari | Harpodon nehereus | Bombay-duck |
| 05 | Kala Poa, Kala Datina | Protonibea diacanthus | Spotted Croaker |
| 06 | Bom Maitta | Euthynnus affinis | Tuna |
| 07 | Sapla Pata | Dasyatis kuhlii | Blue spotted rays |
| 09 | Ilish | Hilsa ilisha | River shad |
| 10 | Phasa | Thryssa setirostris | Long jaw thryrssa |
| 11 | Samudra Ghora | Hippocampus kuda | Sea horse |
| 12 | Padmamoni, Kulta | Gymnura poecilura | Long tailed butterfly ray |
| 13 | Sankush, Haush Pata | Dasyatis bennetti | Skates and Rays |
| 14 | Khaira | Sardinella fimbriata | Fringe scale sardine |
| 15 | Kata Phasa | Stolephorus tri | Spined Anchovy |
| 16 | Poa, Poma | Argyrosomus amoyensis | Amoy croaker |
| 17 | Bata | Liza subviridis | Greenback mullet |
| 18 | Gutra Ilish | Hilsa kelee | Klee shad, Five spots herrings |
| 19 | Ek Thute | Rhynchorhamphus georgii | Long billed half beak |
| 20 | Rup Chanda | Pampus chinensis | Chinese Pomfret |
| 25 | Shankachil | Aetomylaeus nichofii | Skates and Rays |
| 26 | Hangor Chat | Echeneis naucrates | Slender sucker fish |
| 27 | Apuia | Osteogeneiosus militaris | Marine Cat fish |
| 28 | Tuitta | Strongylura leiura | Banded needlefish |
| 29 | Haturi Hangor | Sphyra blochii | Hammer-headed shark |
| 30 | Chitra Haus | Hamantura uarnak | Sting rays |
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Commonly harvested fishes in the coastal and marine environments of Bangladesh
