- Notopterus notopterus
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Bronze Featherback Dried and smoked Pla salat, a Khorat specialty Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Osteoglossiformes Family: Notopteridae Genus: Notopterus
Lacépède, 1800Species: N. notopterus Binomial name Notopterus notopterus
(Pallas, 1769)Synonyms Notopterus bontianus Valenciennes, 1848
Notopterus kapirat Lacepède, 1800
Notopterus osmani Rahimullah & Das, 1991
Notopterus pallasii Valenciennes, 1848The Bronze Featherback or Notopterus notopterus (Bengali: ফলি, Thai: ปลาสลาด) is a fish in family Notopteridae found in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and other regions of Asia. It is the only member of its genus.
This fish appears in a stamp of the Kingdom of Laos.[1]
Uses
This fish is popular in Laos and in Thailand as food. It is preserved and prepared in different ways. Nam phrik pla salat pon (น้ำพริกปลาสลาดป่น) is a variety of Nam phrik with minced roasted Pla salat that is eaten along with raw vegetables. It is popular in Khorat.[2]
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