what is call in english for ayira meen?

Mackerel Fish

This Group of Fishes belongs to Order: Cypriniformes, Family: Cobitidae. Common names for these group fishes are Loaches. The particular types of fishes those are mentioned in Tamil as Ayira Meen or Asara Meen in Chennai are Common Spiny Loaches. Lepidocephalus thermalis can be seen in South Asia and South East Asia. Cobitis taenia can be seen throughout Europe and Asia. The group of Fishes those are called as Spiny Loaches or Spined Loaches in English are called as Ayira Meen in Tamil Nadu Asara Meena in Chennai.

Mackerel in English – in Malayalam = ayila

Spiny loaches