FRESH WATER FISHES RICHNESS IN KAPUAS HULU

Kapuas Hulu has potential fishery resources with ecotypes waters that have fresh water fishes resources like swamp, lake and rivers, lake waters has width of 12.885 ha mostly located in Embaloh Hilir (5,509 ha) and Selimbau (3,102 ha) sub district.

Forty two spesies of carp and 33 species ofe catdish were foundd there besudes the fish for daily consume there are also some of ornamental fish with high selling price like Arwana (Schelerophages formosus), ulang Alik (hotia mascranta), betutu (oxsyyeleoptris marmota)etc.