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In Thailand, it is called "Pla Ba" (Thai: ปลาบ้า; pronounced [plāː baː]; "rabid fish") because when eaten, the person who eats it will become intoxicated or may even die. This is because the fish store toxins in their bodies from poisonous fruits, such as thornapples ( Datura metel ) or Hydnocarpus anthelminticus , that they eat.
A leopard cat A dhole, an Asiatic wild dog An Asiatic golden cat Bryde's whale in the Gulf of Thailand. There are 264 mammal species in Thailand on the IUCN Red List. Of these species, three are critically endangered, 24 are vulnerable, and two are near-threatened. One of the species listed for Thailand is considered to be extinct. [1]
Hemibagrus nemurus is a species of catfishes in the family Bagridae.After a major review by Ng and Kottelat (2013), its distribution is believed to be confined to Java.[1]: 233 It is found in Sumatra in the Bukit Tigapuluh National Park in 2016, too.
Known as ikan terubok in Malaysia, T. toli is highly prized among Malaysians for its meat and eggs. Overfishing has depleted the population alarmingly in Southeast Asia . [ 5 ] Research center and fish farming are carried out by local farmers in many parts of Malaysia for conservation and commercial purposes.
While the species is not currently assigned a conservation status by the IUCN due to lack of data, overfishing is assumed to threaten the wild population. [1] The empurau, as the species is known in Malaysia, is reportedly the most expensive edible fish in the country [6] and has been known to fetch up to RM1800 per kilogram of the fish.
Capture (blue) and aquaculture (green) production of Channa micropeltes in thousand tonnes from 1950 to 2022, as reported by the FAO [2]. Channa micropeltes, giant snakehead, giant mudfish or toman harimau, is among the largest species in the family Channidae, capable of growing to 1.3 m (4.3 ft) in length and a weight of 20 kg (44 lb). [3]
There are currently 62 recognized species in this genus: Mystus abbreviatus (Valenciennes, 1840); Mystus alasensis H. H. Ng & Hadiaty, 2005; Mystus albolineatus T. R. Roberts, 1994
As of 2020 there are 15 Ramsar sites in Thailand, totalling 405,219 hectares. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] According to WWF , wetlands are one of the most threatened of all ecosystems , because of progressive loss of vegetation, salinization , excessive inundation , water pollution , invasive species , development , and road building .