The open-backed fish frozen in the market is Basha fish. Open-backed fish are generally Basha fish. Basha fish is an important freshwater aquaculture species in Southeast Asian countries. It belongs to the order Siluriformes, which belongs to the genus Silurus, and is a scaleless fish. It is a high-quality economic fish in the Mekong River basin, Kabasha, Vietnam, which means three fatty fish, because during the growth process, the fish accumulated three large oils in its abdominal cavity, accounting for about 58% of its weight.

Basha fish has the advantages of fast growth, large size, high yield, wide feeding habits, easy feeding, white and tender meat, delicious taste, rich nutrition, no intermuscular spines and easy processing. It is often sold as Jackie Chan, snapper, cod and other marine fish.

Fishery utilization

It has the advantages of fast growth, large individual, high yield, wide eating habits, easy feeding, white and tender meat, delicious taste, rich nutrition, no intermuscular spines and easy processing. The fry can grow to 500-800g in one year, to 1500-2,000g in the next year, and the largest individual can reach15kg.

It is suitable to grow in fish cages, cages and ponds, lakes and reservoirs with high dissolved oxygen, but the fish is not cold-resistant, with the lowest limit temperature of 10 and the optimum growth temperature of 25-30 degrees.