Kerai Fish

Scientific name：Puntius daruphani

Growing place：Kerai fish can be found in parts of India and South East Asia. Kerai fish breeds in mid to large water streams close to rocky and sandy formations. It prefers water with high levels of oxygen and darker environments. Malaysia yields two types of white and yellow Kerai fish, they can be found in almost all the major Malaysian water streams such as the Pahang River, Perak River, Kenyir Lake, Rompin River, Kelantan River, Batang Rejang River, Kinabatangan River and many others.

Background:Local varieties contain both yellow and white types of Kerai fish. It inhabits in the deeper parts of medium-sized forest water streams. The fish has mild temperament and likes to swim in group.

Fish size：This fish has an asymmetrical silhouette. Subsequent to its dorsal fin, the smooth silhouette curve reduces. Its colors change according to its age, from yellow-green to silver-grey and maybe with some light brown afterwards. The scales are black and diamond shaped which add to a lattice effect. Juvenile Kerai are characterized by their prominent mouth. Its dorsal fin has 8 soft cartilages, 5 soft cartilages on its belly fin. Its body can measure up to 25 cm in length and weigh up to 10kg.

Main food: Omnivorous fish, mainly eating shrimps, small insects and earthworms.

Fish meat characteristics: Juvenile Kerai tend to have softer cartilages. The fish meat is tender. Compared to the species in Malaysia, the Indonesian type is a little bit rougher and this is also the biggest difference between them.

吉利魚（Kerai）

学名：Puntius daruphani

生长地方：吉利魚分布在於印度和东南亚等国。吉利魚生长在中等至大型河流，岩石，沙滩和绿叶底。喜欢高含氧水和黑暗的环境。大马產有黃白兩色，几乎可以发现在我国所有的主要河流，如彭亨河，霹雳河，肯逸湖，云冰河流，吉兰丹河，巴塘拉让河，京那峇河， 等等

背景:本地产有黄白两色品种，吉利魚棲息在森林中中等大小溪流的中層到深底部水域。此魚性情溫和，喜群游。

体积：此魚身體的輪廓不對稱，背部的平滑曲線從背鰭的前部突然下降。顏色隨年齡的變化，從黃綠色變成銀灰色，或許還帶有一些淺棕色。魚鱗是黑色菱形狀，增添了網格狀的效果。幼魚的特徵是吻部突出。有四根觸鬚。背鰭軟條8枚；臀鰭軟條5枚。體長可達25公分。最大可达10公斤。

主食: 杂食性鱼类小虾丶小虫丶蚯蚓。

肉质：小鱼幼骨较多，肉质结实有弹性。相较于本地品种，印尼品种的肉质略粗，乃两地吉利鱼肉质的最大分别。