What is that fish called ?

[Khun Ying Pojaman]

I used to makan this dish called 'soon hock' in crystal jade. But I don't know the proper name in Chinese and English. Now that I'm overseas, I asked for soon hock nobody knows WTF I'm referring to.

 

[Agoraphobic]

Marble Goby. Teochew - Gao Bor (mother dog?). Where are you, this fish is native only to South-East Asia.

It's my favourite freshwater fish.

Cheers!

 

[po2wq]

I used to makan this dish called 'soon hock' in crystal jade. But I don't know the proper name in Chinese and English. Now that I'm overseas, I asked for soon hock nobody knows WTF I'm referring to.

荀壳魚 ... ... ...

 

[chonburifc]

It's call ikan katutu in Behasa or Sun Ke Yu (笋壳鱼). Don't think PRC/ROC got this fish.

Thai is call Bu Saai.

 

[Agoraphobic]

Wish to add some personal experience with this fish (other than eating at restaurant.)

In the seventies, I joined my classmate pond fishing at tampines a couple of weekends - and caught zilch (those days, we were going for grass carp and big-head carp). After a string of empty weekends, coming back Sunday morning, my dad told me to stop wasting my time and he'll take me fishing as soon as he talks to "Uncle Koh." As it turns out, Uncle Koh was an old time crony of my daddy and agreed to take me fishing. Of all the place, it turned out to be Seletar Reservoir!!! So we went to poach fish and within an hour, we filled a bucket full of Soon-Hocks. Then we went home. Todate, that was the MOST productive fishing trip in my entire life!

Cheers!

 

[laksaboy]

http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/freshfish/text/235.htm

 

[Khun Ying Pojaman]

Where are you, this fish is native only to South-East Asia.

Cheers!

 

[Khun Ying Pojaman]

It's call ikan katutu in Behasa or Sun Ke Yu (笋壳鱼). Don't think PRC/ROC got this fish.

Thai is call Bu Saai.

Got Thai spelling or not ?

 

[Froggy]

Got Thai spelling or not ?

Thai? Just checked its : wat-the-fish

 

[chonburifc]

Got Thai spelling or not ?

It's ปลาบู่ทราย. Actually saai means sand. Literally, it means sand fish. Just call Pla Saai. Think you can only get it in a few restaurant in BKK. Somboon@Ratchada should have this.

Just tell them in Hokkien Soon Hock and they will know.

 

[laksaboy]

Got Thai spelling or not ?

http://www.megafishingthailand.com/...cies/marbled-sand-goby-oxyeleotris-marmoratus

Pla Boo บู่ทราย

 

[ZorrorroZ]

A fish called Wanda.

 

[RonRon]

 

[chonburifc]

BTW, it's not so popular in LOS because it is expensive. Most are exported. Issan people confirm don't eat this fish. Northern, I don't know. Became popular due to request by SG/MY diners in BKK.

 

[Ramseth]

It can be found in southern China and Taiwan. It's found around mangrove and bamboo swams and streams. That's why it's call Soon Hock, meaning luck of the bamboo. It's found even more abundantly in SEA countries as Chinese migrated southward in masses and became a traditional Chinese seafood dish. There's no real English or western name for it except the closest being Moby since it's never found in the west.

 

[GoldenDragon]

There's another type of fish unwanted by Cambodians in Cambodia but desired by locals here. Anyone knows what fish?

 

[mako65]

Soon hock aka freshwater grouper...sweet n soft meat, best is "oil-steamed" or "teochew steamed"!

 

[chonburifc]

There's another type of fish unwanted by Cambodians in Cambodia but desired by locals here. Anyone knows what fish?

Bro GD, I only know fish that local SG don't desire but desire by Siam Kia. It's Tilapia aka Jit Poon Hee or Pla Nin in Thai.

 

[GoldenDragon]

Bro GD, I only know fish that local SG don't desire but desire by Siam Kia. It's Tilapia aka Jit Poon Hee or Pla Nin in Thai.

Btw, Siam Kia is also a S'porean based in Cambodia. He is aka Ah Hia.

 

[Froggy]

Its a wonder.

People in this forum is experts in cars, travel, animals, gangs, aeroplanes, martial arts, food etc etc etc and now fish. What the fish! This is a damn good forum.