Fishes of North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest
This guide is based on the book Fishes of North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest https://www.mybis.gov.my/pb/3543
Spotted Rasbora
The dwarf rasbora (Boraras maculatus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Boraras. It grows to be .8 inches long at adulthood.
Beardless barb
The beardless barb (Cyclocheilichthys apogon) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is widespread in Southeast Asia. It grows to 25 cm (9.8 in) total length.
Six-banded Tiger Barb
The six-banded tiger barb (Desmopuntius hexazona) is a species of cyprinid fish native to Southeast Asia, from the Mekong drainage basin along the Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Borneo. This species reaches a length of 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
Zebra Barb
The striped barb (Desmopuntius johorensis), is a species of cyprinid fish Cyprinidae native to the Malay Peninsula to Borneo where it is found in the shallows of rivers, streams and ditches. This species can reach a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL. It is commercially important to local fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.
Coolie Loach
Pangio semicincta (half banded kuhli loach) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Pangio. It lives in brooks of Malesia. This little long and narrow fish lives over gravel depths and avoids sunlight. In an aquarium it is necessary to give it a shelter under a stone or within a coconut shell, in which he could hide.
Parachela oxygastroides
Parachela oxygastroides, also known as the glass fish, is a freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Southeast Asia in rivers and wetlands, including seasonally flooded forests. Of length 10–20 cm, it is caught commercially for food and sold in markets; it is one of the species used in Cambodian cuisine to make the fish paste prahok. In the aquarium ...more ↓
