The people of Godavari districts eat Cheeramenu very fondly. They are found in the Godavari at the beginning of the rainy season. In total it is best available only for twenty days in a year. The cold easterly winds bring the fish from the bottom of the water to the surface. Fishermen hunt for these swarms. They are caught with saris because they are small enough to slip through the fingers of the hand and even through the nets. Hence the name of this fish is Saree.

They lay their eggs in the muddy lagoons where sea water and Godavari waters meet. When the east wind blows over the sea, all the eggs in the muddy water turn into babies and swim into the waters of the Godavari. Seeing their arrival, birds fly over the water to eat them. Seeing that, the fishermen think 'Cheeraminu Vastumdoho' and take sarees to catch them and leave in boats. Currently, special nets are available for these purposes.

 A net is attached to triangular sticks. When the net is submerged in water and lifted up, they slide down from the last angle and reach the area of the net that was previously set up like a bag. When these are 1 kg or 2 kg, the fishermen fill them in baskets. Fishermen do not need to go into deep water for this. Found in shallow water near shore. Then two women hold each side of the ends of the saree and dip it in water. So when the saree soaked in water is taken out, the water will fall and only the saree will get stuck.

These are mostly found in Dhavaleswaram, Kotipalli, I Polavaram and Katrenikona areas of East Godavari district along with Yanam. They are found in Polavaram, Kovvuru and Lanka areas of Eluru district. The people of Konaseema used to apply this fish as a fertilizer to the coconut plantations, thinking that it is the strength of the trees. Recently these are cooked as curry and sent to relatives in Vizag and Hyderabad cities.

 These fry are exported to France from Yanam. The cost of these exports is high. These tiny fishes, which are not even an inch long, are sold in the past by measuring them with Tava, Seru, Kuncham and Binde. Currently, the price of Binde is up to 12 thousand rupees. Traders who go to buy with bindes are currently charging Rs.50 for dosedu sarees.