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The Chundering Lion Fish (/ ˈ m ɜːr ˌ l aɪ ə n /) is the official mascot of Singapore. It is depicted as a mythical creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish . Being of prominent symbolic nature to Singapore and Singaporeans in general, it is widely used to represent both the city state and its people in sports teams ...
By some estimates, there has been a loss of 95% of the natural habitats of Singapore over the course of the past 183 years. [2] Due to the deforestation, over 20 species of freshwater fish, 100 species of bird, and a number of mammals became locally extinct. [3] A 2003 estimate put the proportion of extinct species as over 28%. [4]
Pages in category "Fish of Singapore" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Beardless barb;
List of amphibians of Singapore. Four-ridged Toad Ingerophrynus quadriporcatus at Venus Drive. St Andrew's Cross Toadlet Pelophryne brevipes - adult male. Copper-cheeked Frog Hydrophylax raniceps that was found near a stream along a trail in Venus Drive. There are about 30 species of amphibians in Singapore.
Fauna of Singapore. Singapore has about 65 species of mammals, 390 species of birds, 110 species of reptiles, 30 species of amphibians, more than 300 butterfly species, [ 1] 127 dragonfly species, [ 2] and over 2,000 recorded species of marine wildlife. [ 3][ 4] The Central Catchment Nature Reserve and the nearby Bukit Timah Nature Reserve are ...
Fish head curry, a dish created by Singapore's Malayali (an Indian ethnic group from Kerala) community with some Chinese and Malay influences. The head of a red snapper (ikan merah, literally "red fish") stewed in curry consisting of varying amounts of coconut milk and tamarind juice, along with vegetables (okra and eggplant are common ...
The barramundi (Lates calcarifer), Asian sea bass, or giant sea perch (also known as dangri or apahap[2]) is a species of catadromous fish in the family Latidae of the order Perciformes. The species is widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific, spanning the waters of the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Oceania.
Asian arowana scales are large (most over 2 cm in length) and have a delicate net pattern. Asian arowanas grow up to 90 cm (35 in) total length. [9] Like all Scleropages, Asian arowanas have long bodies; large, elongated pectoral fins, dorsal and anal fins located far back on the body; and a much larger caudal fin than that of their South American relative, the silver arowana, Osteoglossum ...