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Fig. 5

From: Tradition and Fermentation Science of prohok, an ethnic fermented fish product of Cambodia

Fig. 5

Snakehead fish from the Channidae family. Snakehead range in size from 30–90 cm in length. Snakehead fish seasonally migrate from the main rivers and lakes into the flood plains during the rainy season. This makes them accessible to Cambodians living in areas away from the main waterways. Consequently, snakehead are both eaten fresh in the peak season and preserved for later use in the form of prohok sach (). Depending on their size, snakehead are locally known as trey phtuok () or trey ros ()

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