SPECIES FIELD GUIDE

Milkfish

Hardy herbivore farmed in brackish ponds and pens across South and Southeast Asia.

Milkfish

Chanos chanos

A school of milkfish swimming in clear blue water.

Photograph: Elisabeth Morcel · CC BY-SA 4.0. Depicted: Chanos chanos. Wikimedia-provided thumbnail downloaded without further image edits; source page records any earlier changes.

  • Hardy herbivore farmed in brackish ponds and pens across South and Southeast Asia.
  • Low position in the food chain gives it a strong resource-efficiency profile.