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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.
This is a list of freshwater fish species found in Sumatra, Indonesia. This list also includes freshwater fish found on small islands around Sumatra, such as Simeulue, Nias Islands, Mentawai Islands, Enggano, Riau Islands (except Natuna and Anambas), Lingga Islands, Bangka and Belitung.
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.
Lake Laut Tawar Lake Laut Tawar Takengon, Central Aceh Tengah Regency. Rasbora tawarensis, locally known as depik, is a critically endangered species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic to Lake Laut Tawar in Indonesia, where its population is rapidly decreasing due to ecological disturbances, global warming, introduced species, unlawful fishing practices, and pollution.
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.
In 1993, Pangasius was one of two extant genera (along with Helicophagus) in the family Pangasiidae.At this point, it was split into four subgenera. Pangasius (Pangasianodon) included P. gigas and P. hypophthalmus and was diagnosed by the absence of mandibular barbels, the absence of teeth in adults and the presence of a single-lobed swimbladder.
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.
The Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus) comprises several phenotypic varieties of freshwater fish distributed geographically across Southeast Asia. [3] While most consider the different varieties to belong to a single species, [4] [5] [6] [3] [7] work by Pouyaud et al. (2003) [8] differentiates these varieties into multiple species.