Chanos chanos is the scientific name of Bangus, the Philippine national symbol for fish. Known in English as milkfish, it is the lone living species in the family of Chanidae and MIlkfish vary in color but in the Philippines, white and silver species are the most dominant. It is found chiefly in marine and brackish (slightly salty) waters and occasionally in freshwaters. Here in the country, it is cultured extensively in ponds. Bangus has a swim bladder and reaches 1.7 meters in length It thrives on algae and invertebrates.
Occurrences in the Indian and Pacific Oceans have been cited, tending to school around coasts and island with reefs. The young fry lives at sea for two to three weeks afterwards migrating to mangrove swamps, estuaries and sometimes lakes then return to sea to mature sexually and reproduce.
Milkfish is an important commodity in the Philippines. Many milkfish products such as daing na bangus (marinated milkfish), rellenong bangus (stuffed milkfish), lumpiang bangus (bangus rolls), and tinapang bangus (smoked milkfish) are consumed by Filipinos, as well as exported to other countries. Many Filipino dishes can be prepared using this fish and among the favorites of the Filipinos are the sinigang na bangus and paksiw na bangus in most closely related to carps and catfishes.
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