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11/21/08

The super-duper red arowana

Super Red Arowana (Sclerophages formosus), which is endemic to Kapuas River and Sentarum Lake, off western Kalimantan island, is one of nature's wonders. 

The fish has charmed collectors who hold strong to the belief that it brings good luck and fortune. Others are willing to spend their money simply because they are bewitched by the fish's beauty. 

Widely known by collectors as the freshwater bony fish, local people in Kalimantan affectionately call this fish siluk. 

The fish has a huge family whose species are classified based on their color -- like blood red, chili red and orange red. 

Unlike any other fish, from birth, young arowanas are the same shape as adults ones, with elongated bodies, bony heads, whiskers, small dorsal and anal fins, as well as pectoral and ventral fins. 

The elongated body of an adult fish is usually covered with large, heavy scales, with a mosaic pattern of canals. 

The reddish color will appear when the fish reaches 3 or 4 years old. Hobbyists invent tricks to speed up the color growth. 

The Super Red Arowana is a source of pride in Indonesia, leading to the establishment of companies like the Kalimantan-based PT Inti Kapuas Arowana Tbk (now known as PT Inti Agri Resources Tbk), which operates a fish farm near Kapuas River, Pontianak.


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