58: CHANIDAE (MILKFISH)
One genus, Chanos Lacepede, 1803 with one species.
Milkfish
58.1 Chanos chanos
(Forsskal,1775)
Melkvis
MugU chanos Forsskal , 1775: 74 (Red Sea). Chanos chanos: Smith ,
SFSA No. 105*; Blaber, 1978: 31 ; van der Elst , 1981: 152*.
D 13-17; A 8-10; P 15-17; V 10-12; LL 78-90; GR (147-160)+(107165)(Fowler, 1941). Depth 3.1-4.7. Eye greater than snout and interorbital.
58.1 Chanos chanos: 90 em (Cosmoledo Id.).
210
Brilliant silvery, darker dorsally, C and A margins dusky.
Spawns at sea and passes through a ribbon larval stage that
metamorphoses in estuaries. Tropical Indo-West Pacific,
reaches as far south as the Krom River. In the East the
young are reared in ponds as food. A vigorous fighter ,
taken on prawn or fish fillet; flesh esteemed. Attains 1.8 m.
Feeds on shallow banks and swims in shoals; when swimming with D and upper C lobe cutting the surface, milkfish
are often mistaken for sharks.
One genus, Chanos Lacepede, 1803 with one species.
Milkfish
58.1 Chanos chanos
(Forsskal,1775)
Melkvis
MugU chanos Forsskal , 1775: 74 (Red Sea). Chanos chanos: Smith ,
SFSA No. 105*; Blaber, 1978: 31 ; van der Elst , 1981: 152*.
D 13-17; A 8-10; P 15-17; V 10-12; LL 78-90; GR (147-160)+(107165)(Fowler, 1941). Depth 3.1-4.7. Eye greater than snout and interorbital.
58.1 Chanos chanos: 90 em (Cosmoledo Id.).
210
Brilliant silvery, darker dorsally, C and A margins dusky.
Spawns at sea and passes through a ribbon larval stage that
metamorphoses in estuaries. Tropical Indo-West Pacific,
reaches as far south as the Krom River. In the East the
young are reared in ponds as food. A vigorous fighter ,
taken on prawn or fish fillet; flesh esteemed. Attains 1.8 m.
Feeds on shallow banks and swims in shoals; when swimming with D and upper C lobe cutting the surface, milkfish
are often mistaken for sharks.