Tohna black fish or eel ( UK : Shortfin eel, Level-finned eel; Scientific name : Anguilla bicolor) is a freshwater species of fish Tohna (Anguilidae) obesity fort. General characteristics like fish Roller Lever (A. bengalensis), which is in the same genus and species. But Tohna shaped fish are small. The pectoral fin of the fish Tohna dark. In adult fish dorsal and anal fin is dark as well. Is the origin of the name "black fish" body tawny plain white belly grow up to 1.5 meters.
In Thailand found on the south west coast of the Andaman way to Malaysia and Indonesia, and in the western part of the border with Myanmar , such as Tak, Mae Hong Son and so on. By Karen Brill called a "divorce" in the regions of Western Asia found from Myanmar, Bangladesh or India by fish found in this region will be a sub-species called A. b. pacifica most common fish in the East is called A. b. bicolor
Tohna fish breeding and spawning behavior going back to the forest or river mouth. The body is like a newborn baby transparent vermicelli with reddish. Then when you grow up gradually migrated swimming upstream into freshwater. This can sometimes be found far up stream, waterfall on the mountain.
This fish is very popular, especially the Chinese, Thailand in the province or Trang is expensive menu. Can be cooked in a variety of Such as soup, grilled or red water consumption in different countries, including China and Japan by the fisheries authorities of these countries has been promoted as a fish. There are farm bred. But the meat has a very fishy smell The popular fish Tohna Japan (A. japonica) more
For the natives of the Solomon Islands are very favorite fish. There will be no holding back consumption. But when they are fed with meat swimming upstream to the upstream. I eat meat and fish carcasses as food, which makes it clean watersheds