2. Fish and Marine Life:
More than a 1000 species inhabit Pakistani coastal waters.
The fish fauna can be divided into two groups:
The cartilaginous and
Bony fishes

3. Cartilaginous fish include sharks, skates and rays and their skeleton is made of cartilage.
Bony fish have hard bony skeletons.

4. In addition to fish, some 700 marine species of invertebrates include crab, shrimp and prawn and another 300 species of shellfish.
Both categories of species are of significant economic importance to Pakistan.

5. Mulluscs and Crustaceans Marine and Diadromous Fish
COASTAL FAUNA INCLUDES
Marine Fish
Mulluscs and Crustaceans
Marine and Diadromous Fish

6. FISHERIES RESOURCES
Small Pelagics
Large Pelagics
Demersal
Shellfish

9. Description
Mackerel belonging to the family Scombridae include the Indian mackerels (Rastrelliger), which are rather stout, commercially valuable Indo-Australian fishes up to 38 cm long, and the frigate mackerels (Auxis), which are small, elongated fishes found worldwide and distinguished by a corselet of enlarged scales around the shoulder region that extend along...

10. SMALL PELAGICS Sardinellas Indian mackerel Scads
Miscellaneous clupeoids
Thryssas and anchovies

11. LARGE PELAGICS
Kingfish
Spanish mackerel
Tuna
Dolphinfish

12. DEMERSALS Sharks, Rays Sea catfishes Barracudas Eels Croakers Grunts
Snapper
Threadfins
Pomfrets

13. SHELLFISH Shrimps Lobsters Cuttlefishes Jellyfish Squids Clams
Ivory shell
Crabs

14. MESOPELAGICS
Lantern fish