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Ginataang isda is a more generalized name meaning "fish in coconut milk". It is more common, however, to name the dish based on the type of fish used. The typical fish used in ginataang isda include: ginataang tilapia (), [2] ginataang tambakol (yellowfin tuna), [3] ginataang galunggong (blackfin scad), [4] and ginataang tulingan (skipjack tuna).
The tambaqui is the heaviest characin in the Americas (the lighter Salminus can grow longer) and the second heaviest scaled freshwater fish in South America (after the arapaima). [6] It can reach up to 1.1 m (3.6 ft) in total length and 44 kg (97 lb) in weight, [5] but a more typical size is 0.7 m (2.3 ft). [2]
A fish market in Sylhet. Bangladesh is a country with thousands of rivers and ponds, and is notable as a fish-loving nation, acquiring the name machh-e bhat-e Bangali (which means, "Bengali by fish and rice"). [1] [2] [3] Ilish is the national fish of the country, and contributes 13% of country's total fish production. Fish are both caught from ...
Butter catfish (Pabda), West Bengal, India. Ompok bimaculatus, known as butter catfish, is a species of sheatfishes native to Asian countries such as Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, but recently identified in Myanmar.
The elongate glassy perchlet (Chanda nama) is a species of freshwater fish in the Asiatic glassfish family Ambassidae, the only species in the genus Chanda. [3] It is native to an area of south Asia from Pakistan to Burma, in the Indomalayan realm. The elongate glassy perchlet reaches a maximum total length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in).
Gudusia chapra, or the Indian river shad, is a species of fish in the family Clupeidae, occurring in rivers of India and Bangladesh draining to the Bay of Bengal (e.g. the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi River), and also reported from Pakistan and Nepal. [2] Outside the rivers it also occurs in ponds, beels, ditches and inundated fields. [3]
Neostethus thessa, locally known as bolinao, is a species of freshwater priapium fish endemic to Lake Mainit, Mindanao, Philippines. It is classified as Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species due to its highly restricted range which is threatened by pollution and the introduction of invasive species of fish. [1] [3]
Cobitidae, also known as the true loaches, is a family of Old World freshwater fish. They occur throughout Eurasia and in Morocco, and inhabit riverine ecosystems. Today, most "loaches" are placed in other families (see below). The family includes about 260 described species. New species are being described regularly. [2] [3] [4]