Lake Singkarak (Danau Singkarak) was in two regencies in West Sumatra, Kabupaten Solok and Tanah Datar. With an area of 107.8 km ², Lake Singkarak is the largest lake on the island of Sumatra. This lake is upstream of Ombilin River. This part of the lake's water flowed through the tunnel through the Bukit Barisan to Batang Anai to move generator of Singkarak hydropower at the Lubuk Alung, Padang Pariaman.
"Bilih" fish (Mystacoleucus padangensis) is a species of fish which expected to live only in this lake, and became one of typical foods. Experts research expressed there are 19 species of fish live in freshwater habitats of Lake Singkarak, Solok and Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, with the limited availability of food materials.
Among the 19 species of fish, three species have a high density of population, namely Bilih fish / Biko (Mystacoleusus padangensis Blkr), Asang / Nilem (Osteochilus brachmoides) and Rinuak. Other species of fishes that live in Lake Festival are Turiak / turiq (Cyclocheilichthys de Zwani), Lelan / Nillem (Osteochilis vittatus), Sasau / Barau (HAMPALA mocrolepidota) and Gariang / Tor (Tor tambroides).
Then, Kapiek fish species (Puntius shwanefeldi) and Balinka / Belingkah (Puntius Belinka), Hemibagrus (Macrones planiceps), Kalang (Clarias batrachus), Jabuih / bloated (Tetradon mappa), Kalai / carp (carp Osphronemus lac) and Puyu / Betok (Anabas testudeneus).
"Bilih" fish (Mystacoleucus padangensis) is a species of fish which expected to live only in this lake, and became one of typical foods. Experts research expressed there are 19 species of fish live in freshwater habitats of Lake Singkarak, Solok and Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, with the limited availability of food materials.
Among the 19 species of fish, three species have a high density of population, namely Bilih fish / Biko (Mystacoleusus padangensis Blkr), Asang / Nilem (Osteochilus brachmoides) and Rinuak. Other species of fishes that live in Lake Festival are Turiak / turiq (Cyclocheilichthys de Zwani), Lelan / Nillem (Osteochilis vittatus), Sasau / Barau (HAMPALA mocrolepidota) and Gariang / Tor (Tor tambroides).
Then, Kapiek fish species (Puntius shwanefeldi) and Balinka / Belingkah (Puntius Belinka), Hemibagrus (Macrones planiceps), Kalang (Clarias batrachus), Jabuih / bloated (Tetradon mappa), Kalai / carp (carp Osphronemus lac) and Puyu / Betok (Anabas testudeneus).
Furthermore, species of Sapek fish / Snakeskin (Trichogaster trichopterus), Tilan (mastacembelus unicolor), Jumpo / Cork (Chana striatus), Kiuang / Cork (Chana pleurothalmus) and Mujaie / Oreochromis mossambicus (Tilapia pleurothalmus).
With only 19 species of fish that live in Lake Singkarak, they point that the diversity of fish in that place is not too high. The mesogotrophic conditions of Lake Singkarak that cause this habitat carrying capacity for the development and growth of organisms such as plankton and water biota, very limited.
Several studies have shown plankton and biota populations in Lake Singakrak are very low. Whereas plankton communities (phytoplankton and zooplankton) is the basis for the formation of a food chain and plays very important role in the ecosystem of the lake.
These conditions, causing major nutritional source of natural fish generally are various types of plankton and benthos.
Lake Singakrak is locatated at the geographical position coordinates of 0, 36 degrees South Latitude and 100.3 East Longitude with a height of 363.5 meters above sea level.
The lake water surface area reaches 11,200 hectares with a maximum length of 20 kilometers and 6.5 kilometers wide and 268 meters depth.
The lake has an area of water flow along the 1076 kilometers with rainfall 82 to 252 melimeter per month.
Translated from Indonesian Wikipedia
With only 19 species of fish that live in Lake Singkarak, they point that the diversity of fish in that place is not too high. The mesogotrophic conditions of Lake Singkarak that cause this habitat carrying capacity for the development and growth of organisms such as plankton and water biota, very limited.
Several studies have shown plankton and biota populations in Lake Singakrak are very low. Whereas plankton communities (phytoplankton and zooplankton) is the basis for the formation of a food chain and plays very important role in the ecosystem of the lake.
These conditions, causing major nutritional source of natural fish generally are various types of plankton and benthos.
Lake Singakrak is locatated at the geographical position coordinates of 0, 36 degrees South Latitude and 100.3 East Longitude with a height of 363.5 meters above sea level.
The lake water surface area reaches 11,200 hectares with a maximum length of 20 kilometers and 6.5 kilometers wide and 268 meters depth.
The lake has an area of water flow along the 1076 kilometers with rainfall 82 to 252 melimeter per month.
Translated from Indonesian Wikipedia
