Hilsa (Ilish) is the national fish of Bangladesh, also popular in India's Assamese-, Bengali- and Oriya-speaking regions and in Pakistan Sindh (Sindhī: پلو مڇي Pallu Machhi. In Gujarat it's Modenn or Palva. It is an economically important tropical fish. This fish exists and is caught in Narmada and Tapi rivers delta, Bay of Cambay. The fish in coastal area of Gujarat is known as Modenn if it's female and palva if it's young male. Like Bengal or S… (More on Hilsa)