Catfish is a kind of predatory fish that live in fresh water . This fish is known by many names in different regions : bocek of Riau , Aruan , Haruan ( Mly. , BJN ) , kocolan ( btw. ) , Bogo ( Sd. ) , Bayong , Bogo, licingan ( Bms. ) , curses ( Jw. ) , Kabos ( Mhs. ) and others . In the English language is also called by various names such as the common snakehead , snakehead Murrel , chevron snakehead , striped snakehead and also Aruan . Scientific name is Channa striata ( Bloch , 1793 ) .
Pemerian .
Ground fish large enough , can grow up to a length of 1 m . Somewhat flattened like a big-headed snake 's head ( so named snakehead ) , with large scales on top of head . Gilig elongated rounded body , such as guided missiles . Elongated dorsal fin and tail fin rounded at the ends .The upper side of the body - from head to tail - dark , brownish or greenish black . The underside white , began to rear chin . The side thick streaky - streak ( striata , streaked with graffiti ) are rather vague . This color is often resemble the surrounding environment . Mouth large , with big teeth and sharp .
Habit .
Catfish commonly found in lakes , swamps , rivers , and waterways up to the paddy fields. These fish prey on a variety of small fish , insects , and a variety of other aquatic animals , including tadpoles and frogs .Often fish cork brought flooding to the trenches around the house , or into the maintenance of fish ponds and become pests that prey on pet fish there . If the rice fields , pond or ditch dries up , the fish will seek to move to another place , or if unavoidable , will bury themselves in the mud to place it back watery . Therefore, these fish often encountered ' walk' on land , especially at night in the dry season , look elsewhere still runny . This phenomenon is because the cork has the ability to breathe directly from the air , using a kind of labyrinth organ ( such as catfish or damselfish ) but more primitive .
In the breeding season , male and female fish cooperated in preparing the nest between plants near the water's edge . Children fish red orange black stripes , swim in groups working together to and fro in search of food . This young group unattended by a parent .
Deployment .
Widespread catfish ranging from Pakistan to the west , southern Nepal , most parts of India , Bangladesh , Sri Lanka , southern China , and most areas in Southeast Asia , including Indonesia .The diversity of type .
Cork and relatives including animals of the Old World, from Asia (genus Channa) and Africa ( genus Parachanna ). Altogether there are about 30 species of these two genera .In Indonesia there are several species of Channa ; are all naturally spread to the west of the Wallace Line . But now the cork has been introduced into the eastern part anyway .
One cork is a close relative of fish toman ( Channa micropeltes ) , the body length can exceed 1 m and weighing more than 5 kg .
Benefits and Drawbacks .
Actually, cork fish have high economic value . Cork wild fish caught from rivers , lakes and swamps in Sumatra and Kalimantan often marinated before traded between islands . Cork salted dried fish is one that is quite expensive . Besides fresh catfish , mostly sold in a state of life , an important source of protein for rural communities , especially those adjacent to marshy areas or river .Catfish bait fish which is also enjoyable . With live bait such as insects or frogs child , cork fished relatively easy . However, sharp teeth and a bolt and a strong pull , can be easily broken off pancing.Untuk rural communities , especially farmers , fish cork help exterminate pests , for example : a lot of rice fields inhabited by snails , often leads to crop failure , result of the act of consuming rice snails that often , especially at a young age . However, some farmers find ways that are easy and very helpful , that is , with the cork fish breed in rice fields being in garapnya , with so many snails that harm farmers will gradually decrease ,
But these fish can also be very detrimental , ie, when entered into pisciculture ponds ( Though some relatives cork in Asia also deliberately bred as pet fish ) . Cork very greedy prey on small fish , so they can spend fish reared in ponds , especially if the pet fish was still small . Fish species penganggu cork also be no.1 in Sulawesi and Irian Jaya because they have destroyed native fish speesies .
Since a few years ago in North America , these fish and some close relatives who are equally wary of including snakehead fishes as dangerous fish , which could threaten the sustainability of aquatic biota there . The types of snakehead actually enter the United States as an aquarium fish . Likely due to carelessness , the snakehead is now also found in nature, in the rivers and ponds in the United States. And because it is wild and invasive , the American government worried the fish would quickly spread and damage the balance of natural waters .
Cork for health .
Kandangan typical rhombus with a side dish of fish Kandangan Haruan ( catfish )It is known that this fish is very rich in albumin , a type of protein is important . Albumin human body needs every day , especially in the healing process of wounds . Provision of fish meat protein extract cork or has attempted to increase the levels of albumin in the blood and help cure some diseases .
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