Kanamayya

Also known as Blubberlip snapper, Maori Snapper, Multi coloured Snapper, Kathupiriyan, Cuttu pirium, Snapper, [Place of collection: Chennai and Vizag]. Food group: Marine Fish.

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More marine fish: Allathi, Aluva, Anchovy, Ari fish, Betki, Black snapper.

Kanamayya in Indian languages

EnglishBlubberlip snapper, Maori Snapper, Multi coloured Snapper
MalayalamKathupiriyan
TamilCuttu pirium

Regional names as recorded by ICMR-NIN in the Indian Food Composition Tables.

Source for composition: ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017), code P024 — values not reproduced. IFCT's licence does not allow its tables to be republished electronically, so we cite the record instead.

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