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Milkfish

Chanos chanos

Classification

Family
Chanidae

The milkfish (Chanos chanos) is a widespread species of ray-finned fish found throughout the Indo-Pacific. It is the sole living species in the family Chanidae, and the only living member of the genus Chanos. The repeating scientific name (tautonym) is from Greek khanos (χάνος 'mouth').

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog