A freshwater fish found in Southeast Asia, possibly a local common name for a species within the carp or catfish family.
Likely from a Southeast Asian language (possibly Thai or Cambodian) + English 'fish.' The exact etymology is uncertain due to regional naming variations.
Chenfish represents how many Asian fish species have multiple local names that sometimes don't appear in English scientific literature—making it a reminder that we've probably named only a fraction of the world's fish.
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