Wrasse or local names Bayan, Bechok. Not entirely sure I correctly identified this species. If you know it could be something else, please leave the info in the comment box below. What is so unique about the olive Razorfish is it is the only fish I know that makes a conscience effort to turn its […]
Olive Razorfish (Xyrichthys evides) Read More »
Pa’ku The pacu [Pronounced as pa’ku] originates from the Amazon and Orinoco streams and rivers. The pacu is a common sport fish in Malaysia, first making its appearance during the 1980s if I remember correctly. The local Chinese have an amusing name for it ‘sek yarn chong‘ which literally translates to human-eating pomfret referring to
Red-bellied pacu (Piaractus brachyomus) Read More »
The most common peacock bass species found in Malaysia is the butterfly peacock bass which is similar to the introduced species in Florida, USA to control tilapia. King of Fish The local Malays call it ‘Ikan Raja’ and is also known as the ‘Wong Tai Yee’ to the local chinese, both literally translated as King
Butterfly peacock bass (cichla olellaris) in Malaysia Read More »
Squid are cephalopods of the order Teuthida, which comprises around 300 species. Three hundred species! It is said that new ones are still being discovered! Cephalopods consists of squids, cuttlefish and octopuses. The ones we commonly catch are squids. Not cuttlefish or calamari. Calamari is an Italian word used to market squid as a food
About Squids (Sotong) Read More »
Todak, Hound needlefish or Long Tom (Tylosurus crocodilus) Distribution and biology Found in South Africa coastal and off-shore waters, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf to India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. A pelagic carnivorous species that feeds mainly on small fishes. Occasionally leaps out of water and skitters at the surface.
Longtom Garfish – Todak, Hound needlefish (Tylosurus crocodilus). Read More »
The island trevally (Carangoides orthogrammus) is a fish that closely resembles our local Demudok, Orange Spotted Trevally. I had a tough time identifying the two species earlier as both have orange spots on their bodies. It is quite common to wrongly ID the island trevally as something else as it is also known as the
