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 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 nicknames are not the case in the Philippines, so in that place, it is called bangus or Philippine milkfish. 

The first recorded use of Philippine milkfish as a fish name in 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