AQUATIC FLORA & FAUNA OF A BLACKWATER DITCH NEAR MUKAH

 

 

There are 4 species of aquatic flora growing in this blackwater ditch near Mukah : Salvinia sp. Utricularia sp. Nymphaea sp. & unidentified species of hairgrasses.

 

Flower of water lily. (Nymphaea sp.)

 

Redline rasbora (Rasbora pauciperforata)

 

Betta akarensis. This species of wild fighting fish can be found from central of Sarawak to the west coast of southern Sabah. (including Brunei)

 

 

Rasbora kottelati - Rasbora kottelati is very similar to Rasbora kalochroma, except this species has a black spot on the base of the caudal fin.

 

 

Six banded barb - Puntius hexazona

 

 

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