“…However, Varghese and Gandhi (2019) reported a total of 32 reef associated fish species belonging to 17 genera under 14 families were documented from the hook and line fishing gears of Mandapam, GoM. Santhoshkumar et al . (2023) reported a higher diversity of 184 species belonging to 12 orders, 68 families, and 128 genera as bycatch landing from the trawlers operated off Thoothukudi Coast, Gulf of Mannar, India.…”