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Swamp in Muara Tembesi, Jambi, Indonesia
Indonesia, Sukaramai, Batang Hari Regency, Jambi
The biotope that I made this time is the habitat of the Channa cyanospilos – snakehead, which is currently very hard to find in Indonesia. So it is considered very step and currently recorded in Indonesia, it can only be found in the Jambi swamps.
Therefore I am interested in recreating this biotope, so that it can be a lesson for all of us. Because it is still rare to discuss the habitat of this fish on the Internet.
- Submitted by
- MAA Rafsanjani
- Approved by
- Heok Hee Ng & Greg Martin
- GPS
- -1.7061799, 103.1184769
- Geographical region
- Southeastern Asia
- Drainage Basin
- Indonesia
- River catchment
- Batang Hari
- Water body type
- Creek
- Water body name
- swamp
- Water body part
- Open water
- Water body course
- Middle course
- Water body: tributary of
- Creek
- Tributary name
- Swamp Jambi
Videos above and below water
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Water Chemistry
Water information
- Water type
- fresh-water
- Water color
- Mixed water
- Water transparency
- Medium
- Concentration of sediments
- Medium
- Water temperature
- 27 °C
- Water flow/curent
- Slow
Chemical parameters
- pH
- 7
- Conductivity
- 644
- GH
- dGH
- KH
- dKH
- Dissolved Oxygen
- 50 %
Substrate in nature
- Sand
- Black
- Pebble/Gravel
- Black
- Stone
- Black
- Stone form
- Irregular
- Silt/Mud
- Black
- Leaves
- Many
- Driftwood
- Many
- Submerged terrestrial vegetation
- Yes
Aquatic Biotope
- Date of collecting
- December, 2022
- Collecting area
- Open water
- Water depth
- 1,0m
- Air temperature
- 27 °C
- Sunlight
- Full sun
Environment
- Environment
- Affected by human activity
- Affected by human activity
- Deforestation
- Deforestation
- Advanced
- Surrounding area
These are swamps in the Muara Tembasi sub-district, Batang Hari district, Jambi. most of it is still forest and oil palm fields.
- Underwater landscape
The biotope this time contains the fish Channa cyanospilos, Anabas testudineus, Dermogenys pusilla and Trichopodus trichopterus – fishes that live in one habitat. And for the water plants Ceratophyllum submersum and on the surface Lemna minor and Pistia stratiotes. In the swamp there are many logs, tree branches and leaves. Water color – mixed water with slow flow, pH 7.0, temperature 27°C.
Fish:
- Trichopodus trichopterus (Osphronemidae)
- Dermogenys pusilla (Zenarchopteridae)
- Anabas testudineus (Anabantidae)
- Channa cyanospilos (Channidae)
Aquatic plant:
- Ceratophyllum submersum (Ceratophyllaceae)
- Lemna minor (Araceae)
- Pistia stratiotes (Araceae)
- Threats to ecology
In this swamp there is the Channa cyanospilos – interesting snakehead, which in Indonesia is rarely found. In this location most of the area is heavily forested with some oil palm plantations. There are still sparse settlements and industry, so this place is not too threatening to this fish’s habitat. Because of that I want to raise this topic as my biotope concept.
Riparian zone
- Trees near the aquatic habitat
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Comment by the expert
Heok Hee Ng: Description of habitat is OK, but but I do not see any Pistia in the photos provided (nor in my experience have I encountered Pistia in freshwater swamp forests in Sumatra). Channa cyanospilos is also not found in the Batang Hari drainage (in which Muara Tembesi lies), being known from further north in Sumatera Utara and Aceh. The pH of the water (7) is too high for a freshwater swamp, being typically closer to 5.5-6.0.
Greg Martin: Very thorough.
