SEALIFE EXPEDITION
Saltwater Fish Species
Dorab wolf-herring
Family: Chirocentridae

Scientific name:
Chirocenterus dorab (Forsskal)

Local name:
Parang-parang

Distribution:
Coastal waters to about 120m depth

Size commonly caught:
30-50cm total length

Notes:

A very bony fish. Marketed fresh as well as prossed into fish balls and fish crackers. Fish balls and fish crackers made from the meat of this fish fetch a higher price than those processed from other fish speceis.
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