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Indonesia is a country with vast amount of freshwater fish species; it is the country with the third-largest number of freshwater fish species in the world, with a total of 1155 species. And about 440 species are endemic to Indonesia. This makes Indonesia as the 4th country with the largest endemic freshwater fish species, with Brazil (1716 ...
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Pages in category "Freshwater fish of Indonesia" The following 180 pages are in this category, out of 180 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. .
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.
The fish is collected by local fishers and sold into the aquarium trade. This species first appeared in the international trade around 1995 or 1996. By 2001, 600,000 to 700,000 fish were exported annually. Trade estimates for 2001 through 2004 are 700,000 to 900,000 fish per year with collection occurring throughout the archipelago.
As of 2003, The World Conservation Union lists as endangered 147 mammals, 114 birds, 91 fish and two invertebrate species. [30] Some habitats have been protected since the early 20th century firstly under Dutch Colonial law. [32] Indonesia's first national parks were established in 1980, [33] and in 2009 there were 50 declared national parks. [34]
The other species of coelacanth, the West Indian Ocean coelacanth, is listed as critically endangered. [6] Separate populations of the Indonesian coelacanth are found in the waters of north Sulawesi as well as Papua and West Papua. This species offers insights into the early existence of fish and the first tetrapods. [7]
Indonesia produced 490,000 tons of shrimp in 2004, which was 8% of the world production for the year. [3] In 1999, 507,513 ha of Indonesia was occupied by aquaculture, 60% of which being brackish water ponds, 28% being integrated rice-fish farming, and 12% being freshwater ponds. [4] Indonesia aquaculture regions with percentages of national ...