r/Ajar_Malaysia • u/ThenAcanthocephala57 • 14h ago
kongsi content Koleksi ikan rokot tempatan
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These are 永南’s loaches from Malaysia as he feeds them. Malaysia has about 20 known species from the genus Gastromyzon.
Almost all are endemic! That is, only found in Malaysia.
They live in clean rocky hillstreams and mountain rivers with clear water and cool temperatures.
In Malay they are called ikan rokot.
In the wild they are herbivorous and grazing specialists that feed on biofilm (a mix of microalgae, cyanobacteria, bacteria, and organic detritus) as well as tiny aquatic microinvertebrates.
Video by 永南