Kelah (Tor Tambroides sp) is one of Malaysia’s precious ecological heritages. It is of very high economic value too. Anglers are willing to spend high sums of money to meet this species! Close relatives to Mahseer species of India (Tor spp.) and several other countries in Asia. The Kelah (a.k.a Malaysian Red Mahseer) invariably represents [...]
BETONG: The Federal Government has approved RM4.5mil for research on the empurau (Malaysian Mahseer), a freshwater fish that is almost extinct in Sarawak. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced this at a meet-the-people session held at the futsal court in Spaoh town, about 50km from here yesterday. “This is to enable the fish [...]
Birdwatching, wildlife photography, rubber tubing . . . just some of the fun activities to be had in Taman Negara Kuala Koh. What are five ladies doing in a 130-million-year-old tropical rainforest, ensconced in big black rubber donuts? They are floating down Sg Lebir, enjoying the peace and tranquility of their surroundings, while also screeching [...]
Firm eyeing potential importers from China and Hong Kong KUCHING: LTT Aquaculture Sdn Bhd, a pioneer in the commercial breeding of empurau fish, will increase the export of Sarawak’s most highly priced freshwater fish. Managing director Bill Lu Thian Tack said the company now exported an average of 100 live empurau to several restaurants in [...]
KOTA KINABALU September 7, 2011: Hotel Promenade Kota Kinabalu akan menjadi hotel pertama di Sabah yang menghidangkan makanan ikan air tawar yang termahal di negara ini iaitu ikan yang dikenali sebagai ‘Empurau’ atau ‘Wang Pu Liao’. Pengurus Besar Hotel Promenade Kota Kinabalu, Alex Cham Nyit Vun berkata ikan ini hanya terdapat di Sungai Rejang Sarawak. [...]
A feisty fighter and a prized table fish, the kelah is the undisputed King of the River in Malaysia. Frankie Chang is one lucky guy! After 20 minutes of tussling with the King of the River, he had a 2kg kelah safely in his landing net. Chang, from New Zealand, was holidaying with his friends [...]
Previously we have posted about the infamous ‘Empurau’ fish in mandarin, but up until now I still do not have the time to compile my research on the fish that we did. So to make things easy for those who do not read mandarin you may go to this link to an article which was [...]
