History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c28.s2.19

v1.c28.s2.19

Fish and fisheries have been extensively referred in Jātaka literature comprising 547 stories (Hora and Saraswati, 1955). According to them, the varieties of fish mentioned in the Jātakas and their identifications are as follows :-