lautnusantara.com - John Dory is a deep-sea fish that has flat, round body shape, olive-yellow color with a silver belly and one large dark spot on each side of their body. This fish this has an unusual looking large head and spiny with its eyes that located near the top of the head. This fish also has 10 long spines on its dorsal fin. They can grow up to 65 cm long and weigh about 3 kg.  

Pangasius dory or striped catfish is a type of freshwater catfish in originated from countries within Mekong Delta. Pangasius has a scale-less skin with quite long slender body with black to dark grey on the upper body, while the lower body is more white. 

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John Dory habitat is in coastal water and is native to Europe. This fish can be found in the Europe, Africa, South East Asia, Japan, New Zealand, and Australia. They are demersal fish that live in depth of 5 to 360 metres. 

John Dory has delicious taste with a delicate white meat and firm, flaky texture. This saltwater fish has mild, slightly sweet flavour and can be cook in any methods like sautéed, baked, steamed, or even fried. John Dory is usually sold in a fillet form or whole fish and rare to find in US market. 

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Pangasius dory is more cheap than John Dory, so its fillet often used as main ingredient in many street food. This fish has different names on other countries, like in Thailand they called as Pla Sawai, in Vietnam it is known as Ca Tra, in Laos it is called As Pa Sooai, and other regions it is called as Basa. 

To fix all the misunderstanding of these two different fish, the FDA has asked fish manufacturers and importers to clarify product labels. Fish fillets that come from Pangasius family is given a name Pangasius dory.

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