Tuna is loved by many for its delicious flavor. Tuna can be dried or processed into various delicious dishes. However, many people still often confuse tuna and basa fish because the two types of fish look quite similar. Today, we will guide you on how to differentiate between tuna and basa fish!
1 What is tuna?
Tuna, also known as yellowfin tuna. The English name for tuna is Thunnus. This is a type of smooth-skinned fish and is often raised in the coastal provinces of the Central Mekong Delta.
Tuna meat is firm, sweet, and fatty. Tuna has a layer of fat under its belly, light yellow in color, fatty, and less fishy. Tuna provides essential nutrients for the body such as , , , and .
Tuna
Thanks to its delicious meat and fat, tuna is very suitable for drying, boiling soup, frying… Especially, tuna is loved by many people because of its delicious and rich flavor.
Delicious dishes with tuna
2 How to differentiate between tuna and basa fish
You can easily differentiate between tuna and basa fish through the following
| Tuna | Basa fish | |
| Head of fish | The head of tuna is large, rough, and flat. There is a deep dent below the skull, the mouth of the tuna is in the middle, when closed, the teeth are not visible. |
The head of basa fish is short and flat along the length of the fish’s body. There is a shallow dent in the middle of the skull, the mouth of the fish is slightly skewed, when closed, the upper jaw is still visible. |
| Fish whiskers | Both pairs of tuna whiskers are long enough to reach the tail | Basa fish has 2 pairs of whiskers. The whiskers on the upper jaw are as long as 1/2 of the fish’s head, and the whiskers on the lower jaw are as long as 1/3 of the fish’s head. |
| Shape | Tuna’s body is long and tapered The fish’s belly is small, silver The back of the fish is dark blue, shimmering in the middle of the dorsal spine. There is a faint black stripe along the body. |
The basa fish’s body is short, flat on both sides The basa fish has a big belly, white The back of the fish is round, light brown. |
| Fish meat | Tuna has thick, firm, and less fatty meat The fat of the tuna is slightly yellowish, without white. If the tuna is stewed, the fat will be yellowish and slightly fishy-smelling. |
Basa fish has small, pinkish white meat Basa fish fat is white. |
Differentiating between tuna and basa fish
Above are simple ways to differentiate between tuna and basa fish that you can apply. Hopefully, the article has provided you with useful information.
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