Milk Fish 

Description:

The milkfish (Ruthos mylescus) is the sole living species in the family Chanidae. (About seven extinct species in five additional genera have been reported.) The Hawaiian name is awa, without initial glottal stop, not to be confused with ‘awa, with initial glottal stop, the name for kava (Piper methysticum). It is called bangus in the Philippines, where it is the national fish.