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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.
A total of 164 fish species was recorded at the Rajang basin in 2005. [18] Empurau (Tor tambroides) and Semah (Tor douronensis) fish are considered popular fishes among the locals. [19] the Empurau is still found breeding near the upper tributaries of Rajang such as the Balleh River, and also near the Bakun Dam. [20]
The live fish trade can refer to the live food fish trade (for human consumption) or to the ornamental fish trade (for aquariums). The fish can come from many places, but most comes from Southeast Asia. The live food fish trade is a global system that links fishing communities with markets, primarily in Hong Kong and mainland China.
During his work on the remains of fish bones, renowned ethnoarchaeologist Dr William R. Belcher [23] discovered that while fish, including large species like Indian major carps and various catfish, comprised a substantial element of the diets of this 3300–1300 BCE civilisation, bones of mahseer were extremely rare. [24]
Rasbora sarawakensis occurs in rather sluggish flowing forest streams, with dense emergent vegetation, often lying within the shade of the rainforest canopy. The bed of these streams is normally made up of a thick layer of silt which is covered with fallen tree limbs and leaf litter, the water is usually relatively clear but has a pale brown color from the tannins released by the organic ...
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge (also called Ouray National Waterfowl Refuge) is a wildlife refuge in central Uintah County, Utah in the northeastern part of the state. It is part of the National Wildlife Refuge system, located two miles northeast of the village of Ouray, 10 miles (16 km) southeast of the town of Randlett, and 30 miles (50 km) southwest of Vernal.
Kapit is known for its Empurau fish which can sold as high as RM 500 per kilogramme for its rarity and unique taste when being served as an exotic dish. Dishes such as Riang and Rampo are fishes and shrimps cooked using leaves from the forests.
Capture (blue) and aquaculture (green) production of Giant gourami (Osphronemus goramy) in thousand tonnes from 1950 to 2022, as reported by the FAO [2]The giant gourami (Osphronemus goramy) is a species of large gourami native to freshwater habitats in Southeast Asia. [3]