Potential of puyu fish

Puyu fish is often associated with mystical beliefs. The myth about the so-called puyu fish can be a barrier toyol and black magic attacks is not something we rarely hear. Even some who believe in preserving the fish can be puyu 'charm' to prevent evil.

In addition to maintaining puyu fish for ornamental purposes or to make a barrier of evil, not less of it as well as food. Puyu fish have the same properties with freshwater fish, other, even assuming the public perception of fish as fish puyu swamp or mud fish. Puyu fish species of freshwater fish is the most durable because of its shape sharp fins scaly and smooth, with a long lifespan and can live long in the land even without water. Usually the fish will be allowed to within 2-3 days before cooking for the purpose of eliminating the smell of mud.

Curoc (IKAN PUYU)

Puyu fish (Anabas testudineus) is a species of freshwater fish most durable.
This fish is also known as koruk or karuk by local people in Sabah.
The main habitat for this species is Wet or irrigation canals, small rivers or juicy petals.
fish scales and fins of this species move hard facilitate the water above ground, because at certain times during the rainy season and will mostly migrate to climb the riverbank looking for other water-petals.
Thus most deserving of this fish species known to prefer migration.
This species can survive without water for several hours.
These species live in groups, and because it is easy to endangered species by fishing activities, such as nets, nets, fishing nets & excessive(without practicing the method of 'catch & free').
There is confidence in the local population of this species is able to prevent any interference spirits.
Therefore, preserving old species of the Malay community is in the house for that purpose.These fish are also easily found when the flood subsided in the area.