DAY 3 - Mersing - Rompin area

 

 

 

 

 

DAY 3 - Breakfast hour. Herman & Marcus walking on the street of Mersing. Mersing is a beautiful fishing town. It is also the gateway to some of the most beautiful islands of South China Sea.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina) : "STAY AWAY FROM MY TERRITORY!!" We're "greeted" by this macaque when we reached the 1st location on 3rd day - the homeland of Betta tomi.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The jungle stream/swamp of the habitat of Betta tomi & Betta pugnax. I failed to catch Betta tomi no matter how hard I tried.
 

 

 

 

 

 

Betta pugnax (from Mersing).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Betta pugnax (from Mersing).

 

 

 

 

 

Betta pugnax (from Mersing).

 

 

 

 

 

 

First time caught Channa gachua of Peninsular Malaysia. The colour is much more beautiful than the Channa gachua of north-western Borneo.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crypt. cordata var. cordata also found there!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sungai Endau - on the left is Pahang & on the right is Johor.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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