A fish priced above one million riel is not simply a coincidence, the report says. On the morning of April 2, 2026, a ត្រីប៉ាវ៉ាមុខពីរ weighing more than 3 kg sold at 380,000 riel per kg. Also commonly called ត្រីប៉ាវ៉ា, it is described as one of Cambodia’s rarer and more expensive freshwater fish, particularly in the upper Mekong areas of Stung Treng and Kratie.
Observations at fish stalls in Kratie town produced the following indicative prices for rarer or higher-priced varieties. Figures are riel per kilogram unless stated otherwise.
ត្រីប៉ាស៊ីអ៊ី: 170,000–200,000 per kg for fish under 1 kg; 500,000–650,000 for fish over 1 kg.
ត្រីប៉ាវ៉ាមុខពីរ: 350,000 per kg for fish over 2 kg; 300,000 for fish under 2 kg.
ត្រីអង្រែ and wild prawns: 160,000 per kg.
ត្រីប៉ាវ៉ាមុខមួយ: 75,000 per kg. Other fish prices by weight and size follow.
ត្រីក្របី: 40,000 per kg for fish under 2 kg; 50,000 over 2 kg; 60,000 over 4 kg.
ត្រីសណ្តាយ: 40,000 per kg under 2 kg; 45,000 over 2 kg; 48,000 over 5 kg.
ត្រីខ្យា: 29,000 per kg under 3 kg; 33,000 over 3 kg; from 38,000 over 5 kg.
ត្រីឆ្កោក: 40,000 per kg under 3 kg; from 45,000 over 3 kg.
ត្រីកេះ: 48,000 per kg for the general variety; 55,000 for the deep-water variety weighing 5 kg or more.
Observed prices for common fish and other aquatic products were as follows.
Small and scaled fish: ព្រូល/ព្រូលថ្ម, 34,000 per kg; រៀលថ្ម, 30,000; ឆ្តោ/ឆ្ពិន/ឆ្លាំង, 24,000; ច្រវ៉ាមូល, 22,000.
Fatty or smooth-skinned fish: កញ្ជ្រូក, 63,000 per kg; ខ្ចឹង, 58,000; ប្រម៉ា, 55,000; កំភ្លាវ, 43,000; តាអោន, 38,000.
Other products: ហ៊ីងពងសុទ្ធ, 40,000 per kg; គ្រុំ, 35,000–38,000; អណ្តាតឆ្កែ, 35,000; wild លៀស, 8,000; and ខ្ចៅដូង, 2,500 riel per can.
The report considers prices for fish, a staple food in Cambodia, relatively stable for ordinary consumers despite some fluctuations. It advises shoppers seeking lower prices to try wholesale markets around dawn.
Writer: Pai Sokhim.
