FISHIOLOGY

I would like to highlight a story of a fish and unlike any other fish. Of the entire world they reside only in the peat swap of Terengganu and possibility around it's vicinity. The fish is known as the Toman Bunga var. Terengannu (梅花斑). The only variant of the species Channa Marulioides that produces a plum flower pattern on its body. And that was how the name Toman Bunga - Plum Flower Snakehead derived. Plum Flowers Take note that unlike common marulioides the terengannu var. white scales produce a plum flower image.The real sticking flower is as per picture is considered as the highest grade of the Toman Bunga. You can see a band of plum flowers strung together. The holy grail of the Toman Bunga. Pic courtesy of Nasir Jumat. Years of misinformation had messed up the perception of the flower pattern and Patel forming scale. No thanks to fish traders for confusing everybody. The common maruliodes white scales are hence considered as flowers. But obviously they shou