Siamese fighting fish to be declared national fish next week

By The Nation

 

The Cabinet has approved the Agriculture Ministry's proposal to declare siamese fighting a national marine creature.

 

Dr Amornrat Sermwattanakul, acting fishing specialist of the Fishing Department, said the National Fishing Policy Committee has endorsed the ministry's proposal to declare siamese fighting fish one of national marine creatures and the Cabinet has approved it.

 

The official declaration will be made on November 23, Amornrat said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30331554

 

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getting the important stuff done. 

good to see.

 

"Returning Happiness to the People"

 

 

Only “national” by adding Siamese to a very common fish (betta) found in all South East Asia countries. 

Why would they declare fresh water species to be a "marine" (salt water) species? Thai science?

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

Only “national” by adding Siamese to a very common fish (betta) found in all South East Asia countries. 

Along with Siamese cats,  Siamese Tiger fish, Siamese crocodiles?

 

What exactly is a "National Fish"?

 

In my home country, I would presume it's Cod in batter.

Is this one of the Frog under the coconut shell metaphor,  type of things. 

Edited November 14, 20178 yr by stanleycoin

my home state fish is the Humuhumunukunukuapua'a .... a marine species.

A pic of the fish would have been fine .

5 minutes ago, BuaBS said:

A pic of the fish would have been fine .

FINE

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=siamese+fighting+fish&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjmsPj79L3XAhUHTI8KHbdWDNIQ_AUICigB&biw=1340&bih=618.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 14, 20178 yr by ratcatcher

22 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

FINE

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=siamese+fighting+fish&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjmsPj79L3XAhUHTI8KHbdWDNIQ_AUICigB&biw=1340&bih=618.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks , but a good article should post a pic of what they're talking about themselves.

Nice fish though !

Fighting fish? Damn fish doesn't even have a machete. Where's the gun? Or the knife? Or does the fish only produce it's weapons when an unsuspecting fish cuts into their swimming lane? 

 

Nice fish though. 

6 minutes ago, ZeVonderBearz said:

Fighting fish? Damn fish doesn't even have a machete. Where's the gun? Or the knife? Or does the fish only produce it's weapons when an unsuspecting fish cuts into their swimming lane? 

 

Nice fish though. 

Teeth?

Like a shark or pihrana?

 

Will chew you up and spit you out Mr. Farang.

555

7 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Only “national” by adding Siamese to a very common fish (betta) found in all South East Asia countries. 

Will the fish be able to sing the national anthem? 

"The Cabinet has approved the Agriculture Ministry's proposal to declare siamese fighting a national marine creature."

 

What does 'siamese fighting' have to do with marine creatures?

Edited November 14, 20178 yr by StayinThailand2much