What is Milkfish?
[[File:Susu at Giant Hypermarket Kota Damansara 20230203 105744.jpg|thumb|Milkfish]] The '''milkfish''' (''Chanos chanos'') is the sole living [[species]] in the family [[Chanidae]]. In the [[Philippines]], it is also known as '''bangus'''. It is the [[List of national animals|national fish]] of that place. The [[tautonym]] is from Greek ''khanos''. == Nicknames == It has nicknames like '''bandeng''', '''chanos''', '''[[truck]]''', '''common chanos''', '''Philippine milkfish''', '''[[monkey]]''', '''sea tarsier''', '''gorillafish''', '''gorilla fish''', or '''[[butterfly kingfish]]'''. Except for '''Philippine milkfish''', these [[Nickname|nicknames]] are not the case in the [[Philippines]], so in that [[Philippines|place]], it is called '''bangus''' or '''Philippine milkfish'''. The first recorded use of ''Philippine milkfish'' as a fish name in [[English language|English]] was in 2017. == New Year chanos == It is mistakenly called '''New Year chanos''' by other people, like [[Americans]]. This name is not canon in ''Chanos chanos''. == Extinct genera == === Subfamily ''[[incertae sedis]]'' === * Genus ''[[Dastilbe]]'' === Subfamily [[Parachaninae]] === * Genus ''[[Parachanos]]'' * Genus ''[[Grandellius]]'' * Genus ''[[Zorzinolepis]]'' === Subfamily [[Rubiesichthyinae]] === * Genus ''[[Actinorhynchus]]'' * Genus ''[[Bonorhynchodon]]'' * Genus ''[[Goombaichthys]]'' * Genus ''[[Rubiesichthys]]'' [[Category:Teleosts]] [[Category:Philippines]] __NOTOC__