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While the species is not currently assigned a conservation status by the IUCN due to lack of data, overfishing is assumed to threaten the wild population. [1] The empurau, as the species is known in Malaysia, is reportedly the most expensive edible fish in the country [6] and has been known to fetch up to RM1800 per kilogram of the fish.
The empurau, as the species is known in Malaysia, is reportedly the most expensive edible fish in the country, [5] and has been known to fetch up to RM1800 per kilogram of the fish. While wild Tor Tambra fetch up to RM 900 per kilo. [6]
The Hindi and Kumaoni name of mahāsir, mahāser, or mahāsaulā is used for a number of fishes of the group. Several sources of the common name mahseer have been suggested: It has been said to be derived from Sanskrit, while others claim it is derived from Indo-Persian, mahi- fish and sher- tiger or "tiger among fish" in Persian.
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Parambassis dayi (endemic), Day's glass fish, Day's glassy perchlet; Parambassis lala (native), highfin glassy perchlet; Parambassis ranga (native), Indian glassy fish; Parambassis thomassi (endemic), Western Ghats glassy perchlet; Pseudambassis baculis (native), Himalayan glassy perchlet
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The live fish trade is only growing, in 1994 the Philippines exported 200,000 kg of live fish; by 2004 the Philippines were annually exporting 800,000 kg annually. [11] Although Asian markets are the primary buyers of live reef fish for food, the recently created U.S. Coral Reef Task Force has concluded that the U.S. is the primary purchaser of ...