Ngakra is Endangered
[Ngakra; Scientific Name: Clarias magur]
Ngakra is a live fish, meaning sold in the market alive.
They inhabit swamps and paddy fields flooded with water
Commonly known as ‘cat fish’ because of its long whiskers
It is carnivorous and is not suitable for culture with other fishes
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| Ngakra |
The fish is highly valued for its nutritional value:
Fried Ngakra is served as special item in feasts.
It is often given to weak persons to improve health.
Now the fish is very rarely sold in the market
International Union for Conservation of Nature has categorized the fish as Endangered
What made the fish to disappear from our waters ?
We have great responsibility to conserve the fish to sustain our health and for our future generation
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| Swamp |
The reason to the declining of this species is due to indiscriminate catch, wetlands destruction and use of various chemicals in the paddy fields.
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DeleteNice collection, very helpful, keep going and try to add more description
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