Image: Milkfish, Chanos chanos

Milkfish, Chanos chanos

A Milkfish from Cobbys creek, Lord Howe Island, 19 August 2011. The fish was caught using a post hole shovel by Ian Kerr (Manager / Lord Howe Island Marine Park) while digging a channel to the lagoon to reduce upstream flooding.

Photographer:
Ian Kerr
Rights:
© Ian Kerr
Common name:
Milkfish
Scientific name:
Chanos chanos
Family:
Chanidae
Order:
Gonorhynchiformes

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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Milkfish, Chanos chanos, Chanidae,