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PALEMBANG - Some residents who live in the TPA Keramasan District Kertapati Palembang, suddenly excited with the findings of croc-headed fish, Monday (12/12/2016).
The first time this crocodile fish was found by Lani (30), a local resident.
At that time Lani suddenly surprised to see beside his house which is a swamp, something strange.
I think big cork fish, but when caught wearing a net, fish head is like a crocodile, "said Lani.
When caught using the net Lani quite difficult because the net used to tear due to bitten fish.
When lifted to the mainland, the fish head resembles like a crocodile head and has sharp teeth.
But the body and tail of the fish, shaped like a cork.
"The fish is quite large and weighs about 3.5 kg.When we want to lift from the swamp, it takes two people,"
"I just first saw the type of fish whose head was like a crocodile, and the residents were busy to see the fish I caught," said Lani.
Quoted from the internet site, the fish scare TPA Keramasan resident is a fish from the Amazon waters of the American continent. This fish is called alligator fish.
This type of fish enter Indonesia as an ornamental fish.
The uniqueness of this fish has a head similar to a crocodile, has a snout and sharp teeth.
This fish is a smaller fish-eating predator fish.
The discovery of this Aligator fish was not the first time, residents Lrg Lebak Keranji RT 08 RW 03 Kelurahan Bukit Lama District IB I, Palembang, South Sumatra, also never made a scene.
The fish was lured residents in Kambang (pond) Iwak Kecik (small) behind Taqwa Mosque Palembang, Saturday, December 3, 2011 ago.
The strange fish head resembles a crocodile head with sharp teeth of two layers.
The upper and lower body of the fish, its scales exactly like snake scales. While in the tail looks like a fish toman colored black spots.
Weight of fish reaches 2.6 kg with length from head to tail 77 centimeters.
According to Ilham (25), people who managed to catch these strange fish, do not have any hunch about the incident.
Narrated Ilham, when the strange fish eat bait pancingnya, fish pull very strong. Fishing hook Ilham was forced to be pulled slowly up to the edge of the pond.
"The ropes and hooks of my fishing rod were broken because of the bite of the fish.When the fish was about to be lifted, I was immediately surprised to see his head, so my fish's head hit the wood, because I was scared and thought I was crocodile and scared of being bitten," said Ilham he was often fishing with friends at the location.
The strange fish was then brought Ilham to his home. The news of the discovery of these strange fish immediately horrendous people around.
Suddenly home Ilda Akbar (46), Uncle Ilham, at the end of Lrg Lebak Keranji crowded residents who in droves come to see the odd fish findings Ilham.
Strange fish were on display on the front porch of the house. Alternately residents see the fish while capturing the strange fish with a camera phone.
"I and the people here who have been living in the area of lebak (swamp) for decades, have never seen fish like this, so this fish is really strange," said Ilda is also a fishing hobby memui.
Added Ilda, fish head is crocodile head, because the shape of teeth and short tongue exactly crocodile. Fish body scales, especially the belly of the fish, its scales like a snake.
"If the tail is like a toman fish, but it's not a toman fish, it's fish fins above and below, but the fins are two parts of the stomach and two under the fish's head," Ilda told Sripoku.com.
According to Ilda, the strange fish will be preserved in a hardened way. If anyone is interested in the strange fish, admitted Ilda please come directly to his house.
"The people who came very busy, the police had come and suggested the fish on display on the front porch of the house," he said.
Price of Crocodile Head Rp 1.5 Million
Strange headed crocodile fish that had horrendous, was sold on the market with prices between Rp 1-1.5 million. This fish is known as the alligator fish.
One of the ornamental fish shops that sell the fish is on Jl Sriwijaya KM 13 Home Fantasy Island Palembang
When visited Sripo, December 6, 2011 and then, in the tub of a large-sized pond in the ornamental fish shop, there are four fish aligator that is still alive.
Although viewed at a glance is not scary, but if dide-like fish are like crocodiles. So naturally the fish is named after alligators.
Four fish alligator has a variety of sizes, ranging from 75 to 90 centimeters. While the weight ranges between 3 to 6 pounds.
"If the selling price ranges from Rp 1 million to Rp 1.5 million per head. This alligator fish has been in our shop since four years ago imported from Java, "said Adi (27), seller of fish alligator.
According to Adi, when the first time to arrive in Palembang a few years ago, the fish alligator has a size of about 15-20 centimeters the number of existing 18 tail. When alligators are small, alligator fish are sold at Rp 100 thousand.
"It's still a lot of people who have not been years with this alligator fish that comes from the Amazon River of the Americas. But for some people especially among fish lovers, alligator fish is not a strange and rare fish, "he said.
Added Adi, fish nowadays many aligators are selling it. It is a fish that crocodile head is indeed not familiar to the community, especially for Palembang residents, due to losing with other types of ornamental fish such as arowana fish.
When asked about the presence of fish alligator who successfully lured residents in a pond, Adi said most likely the fish alligator was deliberately put into the pool.
"Alligator fish is a kind of wild fish, so if the place is suitable it can survive. Even the size can reach up to four meters, if living in the origin of the Amazon River
nah that explanation from me about cork crocodile fish may be so insight all of us.
by@bohmano