Journey to the central of Sarawak - Sibu trip
Oct. 15th, 2004. I decide to explore the central of Sarawak with my friend, James. Here are the photos taken during our journey to Sibu.
Mt. Hosanna chapel, near Seri Aman.
The young paddy near the roadside of Seri Aman.
Batang Lupar, the famous man-eating crocodile's homeland!
A deserted beach near Kabong town:
Sea shells at the beach.
There are lots of sea shells at the beach!
Giant mudskipper
The water snake is preying on the mudskipper!
Kuala Kabong
A blackwater stream at Kabong
A school of juvenile snakehead
a juvenile of Puntius hexazona.
a river near Roban.
Found Rasbora tuberculata at the river shown above.
Lanang ferry service, Sibu.
Even Sibu is smaller than Kuching and Miri, the tallest building in Sarawak state of Malaysia is located here!
Rajang river, Sibu.
Rajang river is the longest river in Malaysia.
A chinese Pagoda in Sibu town center.
Sibu town.
A blackwater stream near Sibu.
Found an unidentified Cryptocoryne sp.
after cultivate the Crypt. for just a week, the spathe was grown & it's identified as Cryptocoryne pallidinervia.
Tiny red fish, Paedocypris micromegethes.
Paedocypris micromegethes
Betta akarensis found somewhere near Sarikei.
A jungle stream at Bukit Saban Resort, near Spaoh.
A bumblebee goby, Brachygobius doriae
Unidentified Rasbora sp.
A goby & Rasbora tuberculata
Rasbora tuberculata
Malayan shrimp
Freshwater pipe fish, Doryichthys deokhatoides
Last collection point, a jungle stream near Betong.
Found freshwater red-eyed puffer, Carinotetraodon salivator. Picture below is a female.
There is no water supply in rural area, hence river is the important water source for villagers.
During the high tide, the tidal wave occurance at Batang Lupar.
Dusk at Batang Lupar.
