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Milkfish
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Gonorhynchiformes
Family:Chanidae
Genus:Chanos
Species:chanos
Binomial name
Chanos chanos

The milkfish (Chanos chanos) is an important food fish in Southeast Asia. It is the sole living species in the family Chanidae (about seven extinct species in five additional genera have been reported).

Milkfish have a generally symmetrical and streamlined appearance, with a sizable forked caudal fin[?]. They can grow to 1.7 m, but are most often about 1 meter in length. They have no teeth, and generally feed on algae and invertebrates[?].

They occur in the Indian Ocean and across the Pacific Ocean, tending to school around coasts[?] and islands with reefs. The youngest larvae live at sea for 2-3 weeks, then migrate to mangrove swamps[?], estuaries, and sometimes lakes, returning to sea to mature sexually and reproduce.

The larvae are collected from rivers and raised in ponds, where they can be fed almost anything and grow very quickly, then are sold either fresh, frozen, canned, or smoked.

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