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  2. Moedjair - Wikipedia

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    Moedjair or Mujair (1890–1957) is a Javanese inventor who in 1939 was the first to culture the fish species Tilapia zillii, at the mouth of the Serang River, in the northern reaches of Java Island. [citation needed] Moedjair (1890-1957) Moedjair was born Iwan Dalauk in 1890 in Blitar, East Java; he died there in 1957.

  3. Lake Batur - Wikipedia

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    The local name for the fish is Ikan Mujair. Fish death. On the morning of 19 June 2011, greenish-white spots emerged on the surface of the lake.

  4. Leptobarbus hoevenii - Wikipedia

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    In Malaysia, the reason for its other common local name, translated to "The Sultan Fish" is attributed to the claim that the fish was a favorite among royal members and that palace workers would go to markets and call for any fishermen that had the Sultan's fish.

  5. Mozambique tilapia - Wikipedia

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    The Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) is an oreochromine cichlid fish native to southeastern Africa. Dull colored, the Mozambique tilapia often lives up to a decade in its native habitats.

  6. Yellow rasbora - Wikipedia

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    The yellow rasbora (Rasbora lateristriata) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Rasbora from Southeast Asia. [1] It is a primarily freshwater fish originally from Java island in Indonesia.

  7. Barbonymus balleroides - Wikipedia

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    Barbonymus balleroides is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbonymus from south-east Asia. [1] it is a widely eaten food fish and makes up the majority of the fish biomass in most of its range.

  8. Wallago attu - Wikipedia

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    Wallago attu, the boal or helicopter catfish is a freshwater catfish of the family Siluridae, native to South and Southeast Asia. W. attu is found in large rivers and lakes in two geographically disconnected regions (disjunct distribution), with one population living over much of the Indian Subcontinent and the other in parts of Southeast Asia.

  9. Remora - Wikipedia

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    In Latin, remora means "delay", while the genus name Echeneis comes from Greek ἔχειν, echein ("to hold") and ναῦς, naus ("a ship"). In a notable account by Pliny the Elder , the remora is blamed for the defeat of Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium and, indirectly, for the death of Caligula . [ 18 ]