PUTRAJAYA: Ikan selayang (sardine), pelaling (Indian mackerel), kembung (mackerel), kerisi (threadfin bream) and gelama (croaker) are among the species with the most landings in Malaysia, according to the Fish Landing Statistics 2024.
Fisheries Department director-general Datuk Adnan Hussain said of the species, the selayang or cerut (sardine) had the highest catch at 94,234 tonnes, followed by the pelaling or temenong (79,685 tonnes), kembung (46,438 tonnes), kerisi (38,162 tonnes) and gelama (32,332 tonnes).
