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Milkfish aquaculture in fish ponds in Cardona, Rizal, the Philippines. Fry are raised in either sea cages, large saline ponds (Philippines), or concrete tanks (Indonesia, Taiwan). [24] Milkfish reach sexual maturity at 1.5 kg (3.3 lb), which takes five years in floating sea cages, but eight to 10 years in ponds and tanks.
The Gonorynchiformes / ɡ ɒ n ə ˈ r ɪ ŋ k ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / are an order of ray-finned fish that includes the important food source, the milkfish (Chanos chanos, family Chanidae), and a number of lesser-known types, both marine and freshwater. The alternate spelling "Gonorhynchiformes", with an "h", is frequently seen but not official.
Milkfish can be bred artificially to stock ponds, although many still use wild-caught fry. The orange-spotted spinefoot rabbitfish can be hatched in captivity. Giant freshwater prawn farms rely on seedstock grown in hatcheries or imported. [11] [9]: 37 Milkfish aquaculture is thought to use 1.5 billion fry each year. This also requires imports ...
Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups.Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings.
The family Chanidae is subdivided into two subfamilies, Rubiesichthyinae and Chaninae. [4]†Cabindachanos Taverne et al. 2019 - Paleocene [5] Coelogaster Eastman, 1905 [Coelogaster Agassiz 1835 nomen nudum ; Coelogaster Eastman 1905 non Schrank 1780 non Schoenherr 1837 non Schultze 1896 ; Ptericephalina Lioy 1866; †Eucoelogaster White & Moy-Thomas 1940] - Early Eocene [6]
Early illustration of the milk shark, under the obsolete name Scoliodon walbeehmi.. The German naturalist Eduard Rüppell published the first scientific description of the milk shark, as Carcharias acutus (the specific epithet means "sharp" in Latin), in his 1837 Fische des Rothen Meeres (Fishes of the Red Sea).
Most male fish have two testes of similar size. In the case of sharks, the testes on the right side is usually larger [citation needed].The primitive jawless fish have only a single testis, located in the midline of the body, although even this forms from the fusion of paired structures in the embryo.
Milkfish congee (Chinese: 虱目魚肚粥; pinyin: Shī mù yúdù zhōu) is a Taiwanese breakfast dish consisting of a congee with milkfish belly. [1] The dish is typically served with pepper and chopped spring onions and is often eaten at breakfast. Originating from Tainan, the dish is considered one of the national dishes of Taiwan. [2]