EMPURAU "KING OF FISH RIVER"

EMPURAU "KING OF FISH RIVER"

Empurau, for anglers in the state of Sarawak beginning too imagined of good fortune to be harvested when calling empurau as rewards derived from 'king of fish river' would be immensely lucrative to any anglers because empurau have a high commercial value, with prices ranging from RM 500 to RM 2,000 per kg in the local market at present. The successful to catch empurau are breed in its own habitat, which is in a remote location on the river upstream as a test to know as hardcore anglers. No doubt empurau scientific name tor tambroides an exotic fish that is well known among anglers because of its high value.

Empurau fish (Tor Tambroides) or kelah also known as Wang Bu Liao (Do Not Forget Me). Empurau one of the Kelah species but the difference between empurau and kelah is long lobes there is a surplus under his mouth. The main Habibat empurau in Sarawak is in Kapit, Belaga, Limbang and Lawas. These fish usually breed in fresh water clean without sediment with a rocky riverbed. This fish also requires a quiet habitat to breed because it is so sensitive to contamination. In its natural habitats in the cool, fast and clean waters of the Malaysian upstream of major rivers, empurau feeds on fruits like engkabang, dabai, ensurai, fig and kepayang and small crustaceans, being omnivorous.

The texture of the meat is also very different from other species of freshwater fish such as carp tent, carp, tilapia, and catfish. The best way to enjoy it is to steam tenderness together soy sauce, ginger and scallions young. It contained detached easily from the bone and the essence of ginger and onions will enhance the flavor of fresh-water fish, and of course nutrition empurau contains omega-3 bearing helps secrete acid Eikosapentaeonik (EPA) and Dcosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) in the human body.

However empurau population are dwindling as a result of hunting by anglers, fishers and others contributed to the extinction of empurau caused of the high demand and price and the development aspects  also disrupt fish habitat. Over fishing will lead empurau the most expensive freshwater fish in Malaysia would have died a day later.

To overcome this problem,  the Federal Government has approved an allocation of RM4.5 million in April 2011 for the research empurau, a kind of freshwater fish are endangered in the state. The state government also has taken the initiative and proactive steps to release about 5000 empurau at the local area that has the appropriate ecosystem as kelapang river at Ulu Baram.

However the "Tagal" system in Sarawak where the villagers themselves guard and protect their empurau in their rivers and now the fish population has recovered in the wild in the states where the fish has been declared as the national fish of Sarawak.

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