Parachela oxygastroides
| Parachela oxygastroides | |
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| Parachela oxygastroides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Binomial name | |
| Parachela oxygastroides (Bleeker, 1852) | |
Parachela oxygastroides is a freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Southeast Asia in rivers and wetlands, including seasonally flooded forests. Of length 10-20cm, it is caught commercially for food and sold in markets; it is one of the species used in Cambodian cuisine to make the fish paste prahok.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Parachela oxygastroides, Fishbase
- ↑ Walter J. Rainboth; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (1996). Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. Food & Agriculture Org. p. 69. ISBN 978-92-5-103743-0.
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