The Fish Fauna

A joint fish inventory survey to the Sanctuary between the International Tropical Timber Organisation [ITTO] and Forest Department unveiled no less than 80 species of fish belonging to 31 genera and 8 families. 33% of Sarawak known freshwater fishes are found in the Sanctuary. A large percentage of which belong to Cyprinidae [46%]. New distribution records of freshwater fish recorded were Lobocheilus bo, Glaniopsisspecies and Protomyzon griswoldi, which were previously recorded only from Sabah. At least 12 species of fish belonging to the various genera could be new to science. This requires further comparative studies with type materials in the Bogor Museum.

Figure 1: The pristine rainforest streams of Ulu Katibas, Sg. Joh off Sg. Bloh



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Figure 2: Ichthyological studies are carried out in the TPA to document fish species inventory and develop management plans.

Fish species found in Lanjak-Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary

Fish species found in the tropical rainforest streams of Lanjak-Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary. From top to bottom, Barbodes, Oxygaster, Tor, Hampala, Lobocheilus	A potential new species of Lobocheilus      found in the Katibas river.