This Featherback is native to practically all river basins from the Indus through Southeast Asia, Sumatra, and Java, and occasionally enters brackish waters. It is absent from Borneo and the Red River of North Vietnam. This fish is very dark in color when young, and becomes lighter as it matures. It can grow to 24 inches (60 cm) but is more commonly 10 inches (25 cm) and is an important food fish throughout its range. It is fished commercially and also farmed. IUCN Red Listed LC (Least Concern). Photo by Ajiman distributed under license Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike v3.0 Unported.
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In Thailand this fish is Smoke Dried, then ground as an ingredient in nam phrik pla salat pon, a dip used with raw vegetables and in other ways. Photo by Xufanc distributed under license Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike v3.0 Unported.