Anago, Silvery conger
Anchovy group
Barracuda
Barramundi , Asian Seabass , Giant Perch , Koral
Basa Swai Pangasius
Bigeye Scad - Meaji H
Black Pomfret
Black Tilapia / Telapia
Butter Fish
Carp Group
Clown featherback
Cobia
Common Climbing Perch – KOI
Croaker group
Emperor
Flathead fish / Bartail Flathead fish / Megochi
Fourfinger Threadfin
Gangetic Mystus / Kabashi Tengra
Goat fish / Paradise threadfin / Taposhi
Gourami, Gourami fish, Snakeskin gourami
Grey bamboo shark
Grey eel catfish
Grey Mullet Fish – Bata
Grey shark
Grouper
Hairtail - Ribbon Fish – Tachiuo
Hardtail Scad
Hilsa shad - Hilsa – Ilish
Indian Mackerel
Keo Fish / Chiring
King Mackerel & Wahoo – Sawara
King Snapper – Himedai
Layang scad
Leather jacket , Kawahagi
Mahi Mahi
Marble Goby
Marlin fish
Milk Fish
Moonfish
Oil fish
Parrot fish
Pike Conger - Conger Eel - Hamo Anago
Rabbitfish - Spinefoot – Ishigakidai
Red big eyes
Red Goby - Sea Goby
Red mullet
Red Pomfret / Red Pacu / Red bellied Pacu
Red Snapper - Tropical Snapper - Yoko-Fuedai
Red tailed Tinfoil barb, Rani Puti
Red Tilapia
Redtail Fusilier – Takasago
Redtail scad
Round Scad
Sand Goby / Baila
Sardine – Mamakari
Sheatfish / Ompok pabda / Modhu pabda
Short body mackerel
Silver barb / Java barb / Rajiputi / Puti
Snakehead fish - Mud fish – Showl
Spiny Eel / Lesser Spiny Eel / Star Baim / Tara Baim
Spotted Scat, Spadefish
Stingray fish
Swamp eel
Sweetlip
Swordfish
Threadfin Bream - Itoyoridai
Tongue Sole Fish – Hirame
Tuna whole round & Slice - cheap species
Wahoo
White pomfret
White Snapper
Yellow Catfish / Yellow Magur
Yellow stripe Snapper / Yellow-tail Fusilier
Yellow stripe trevally - Hosohira-Aji
Yellowfin Tuna
Yellowtail Scad
There are more than 20 kinds of Leather Jacket fishes around the world.
Leather Jacket live in tropical, harmless seas, in estuarine, coastal and offshore waters to depths of 250m or more. Leather Jacket is available year-round.
Leather Jacket have a greyish thick leathery outer skin, which has a sandpaper-like texture, and a thin layer smooth white inner skin. Vietnamese Leather Jacket is often characterized by some white spots along the spinal dark band. The Leather Jacket tail is dorsoventral and looks very thin.
Leather Jacket are excellent eating and a high priced seafood product.
Leather Jacket have firm, extremely white, lustrous flesh that becomes quite dense on cooking but remain juicy and moist. The firm meat of Leather Jacket textured taste like chicken drumsticks. The Leather Jacket meat holds its shape when diced and used in curries or soups and fillets can be steamed, poached or pan-fried. If cooking Leather Jacket whole, wrap in foil with aromatics to prevent the flesh from drying out, before grilling, BBQ’ing or baking.
Vietnam usually exports Frozen Dried Leather Jacket, Frozen Leather Jacket fillet to Japan, Hong Kong and other difficult markets.
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