HAMPALA MACROSPIDOTA

SEBARAU Family Cprinidae Local name Sebarau English name Carp Scientific name Hampala macrolepidota Size Black diamond shaped band running vertically from the dorsal fin downwards to the belly. This colour will disappears when the fish is more than 1 kg. The dorsal fin and the caudal fin lobes have black stripes too and remain until adult. The body is silverish gray in colour. The average size is between 10-20 cm and can grow to more than 40 cm and weighs about 5 kg. Biology Their diet consists of fish, shrimps and insects. The spawners swim upstream of the rivers. The younger either remain at the rivers or move into the lake. it is known that tourists are able to catch snapshots of the fish climbing the rapids to go to their spawning ground. Distribution Mostly can be found in the rivers but also present in the lake. minat hubungi kami hergun di 085265206763