Combtail gourami  belontia hasselti - It was found in blackwater stream.
Licorice gourami Parosphromenus sp. "Lundu" - It looks quite similar to the Licorice gourami, Parosphromenus allani found by Allan Brown.It is very small gourami ,around 3cm long . Probably it is a new species.
Picture on the left is the swamp near Lundu, home of Allan Licorice gourami.
Climbing perch (anabas testudineus)-very common in Kuching.It can live without water for few hours!
Kissing Gourami (helostoma temminckii)-found in Gedong & Balai ringin.Local people also eat this fish,but not me.
It likes to eat algae.
Betta taeniata - this betta was found in a fast running clear water stream in Serian area.
picture below is a female Betta taeniata
I was collecting betta taeniata.
Betta brownorum - found in peat swamp forest near Kuching. It is a rare & endangered species.
male.The length is about 4 to 5 cm
female .
collecting betta brownorum in a shallow water of a jungle trail in peat swamp forest.
Betta ibanorum - Found in blackwater swamp near Seri Aman. It is a juvenile.
Betta lehi. Previously it was called Betta sp. "Sematan" - found in blackwater stream near Sematan. Same species as those Betta lehi in Batang Kayan basin.
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