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Image Bank - Fishes

Milkfish

Reference

IB0862

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Milkfishes - CHANIDAE

Common Name

Milkfish

Scientific Name

Chanos chanos

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

Adults can reach a maximum length of about 1.8 m, though most encountered are no more than 1 m. They feed mostly on benthic algae and invertebrates, which larger specimens sometimes taking small fishes.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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