Bronze featherback
Bronze featherback | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osteoglossiformes |
Family: | Notopteridae |
Genus: | Notopterus Lacépède, 1800 |
Species: | N. notopterus
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Binomial name | |
Notopterus notopterus (Pallas, 1769)
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Synonyms | |
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The bronze featherback (Notopterus notopterus; Assamese: কান্ধুলি kandhuli, Bengali: ফলি,Bengali: কাংলা,, Thai: ปลาสลาด, ปลาฉลาด, ปลาตอง, Vietnamese: Cá thát lát, Burmese: ငါးဖယ်) is a ray-finned fish in the family Notopteridae found in South and Southeast Asia. Although primarily found in fresh water, it has been known to enter brackish water.[2] At present, it is the only member of its genus, but as currently defined, it is likely a species complex.[1]
Description[]
Young specimens are a dark bronze-like color that becomes lighter with age. The species reaches a length up to 60 cm (24 in).[2]
The bronze featherback can easily be kept in an aquarium. Popular as food, this fish also appears in a stamp of the Kingdom of Laos.[3]
As food[]
This fish has been used as food in Southeast Asia since ancient times,[4] and remains an important food item in countries such as Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), and Thailand. It is preserved and prepared in different ways.
In Burmese cuisine, the flesh of the bronze featherback, locally known as ngaphe, is used in ngachin, a pressed fish pickle, and is used to make fish paste.[5]
In Thai cuisine, nam phrik pla salat pon (น้ำพริกปลาสลาดป่น) is a variety of nam phrik with minced roasted pla salat eaten along with raw vegetables. It is popular in Khorat.[6] Although much smaller in size, it is similar in appearance to the Chitala ornata, another important fish in Thai cuisine.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b IUCN - Notopterus notopterus
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Notopterus notopterus" in FishBase. May 2014 version.
- ^ WoRMS - Notopterus notopterus
- ^ Charles Higham, A. Kijnga ed. The Origins of the Civilization of Angkor: Volume VI The Iron Age. page 43. IV 'The Fish Remains'
- ^ "ပဲခူးငါးချဉ်စျေးကွက် ဆက်လက်ဖွံ့ဖြိုးနေ". Department of Consumer Affairs (in Burmese). Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ Nam phrik pla salat pon recipe
External links[]
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Notopteridae
- Fish of Bangladesh
- Fish of Pakistan
- Fauna of Southeast Asia
- Monotypic fish genera
- Fish described in 1769
- Osteoglossiformes stubs