The Machiyar, Machhiyara or Machhi (Sindhi: ماڇي) is a Sindhi Muslim community of fishing, they are found throughout the coastal area of state of Gujarat in India and Sindh, Pakistan. Machhi originated from Sindh.[1]

Machhi have many clans some of them are: Vesilia, Patelia, Lochani, Iswani, Raria, Nothiya etc.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Lal, R. B. (2003). Gujarat. Popular Prakashan. p. 789. ISBN 978-81-7991-104-4.