Empulau

Scientific name：Tor Tambroides

Local name：Empurau(Sarawak), Pelian(Sabah), Chinese name consist of “Wang Bu Liao”, “Wen Bu Liao”, “En Bu Lao”, “Hong Ji Luo”, Ikan Kelah(West Malaysia), Malaysia Mahseer(English name)

Background

Originally from India and Southeast Asia, “Empurau” is part of the Carp’s family. It is the favorite of British anglers living in India. “Empurau” can be found in many countries in Southeast Asia.

Growth place：

The wild “Empurau” grows in fast flowing unpolluted rivers that are found in highland forests. In Malaysia, “Empurau” can be found in the following places: Pahang’s Taman Negara National Park and Lubuk Tenor; River of Nenggiri and River of Relau in Kelantan; Terengganu’s Petang River, Trenggan River, Tembat River, and Loh River; Perak’s Kejor River and Mangga River, and Sarawak Sibu, Rejang River, Banan, Limbang and Batang Ai river basin.

Main food：

They are omnivores. They eat algae, crustaceans, insects, frogs, and other fish, but also eat fruits falling from trees near the river such as combretocarpus.

Fish size：

“Empurau” has head sharper than average fish, large forked tail, thick lip, rudder like anal and a slightly compressed cylindrical body. Its color varies from pale to bright red. During the first year, “Empurau” weights only 4.5 grams, in the second year, they grow up to 1-2 kg, and up to 3-5 kg in the third year. The biggest “Empurau” can reach up to 100 kg (according to past records).

Fish meat characteristics：

The fish is tender and has a subtle fruity flavor of combretocarpus. The best fish meat often comes from the fish weighing between 4 to 5 Kg. Malaysia “Empurau” fish has a distinct flavor from those of other countries due to the fish’s consumption of combretocarpus fruit.忘不了鱼

学名：Tor Tambroides

本地名称：伊班名Empurau （砂拉越），Pelian （沙巴）华文名称有 “忘不了”、“文不老”、“恩不老”，红吉罗, Ikan Kelah (西马), Malaysian Mahseer （英文名）

背景

“忘不了”是鲤科家族中成员之一，最初发现在印度和南亚，是居住在印度的英国游戏钓鱼者的最爱。“忘不了”河魚可在东南亞多国寻获其踪迹。

生长地方：

野生忘不了鱼生长在不受污染的中等至大型高原森林河流，水流急湍的河水内。在马来西亚忘不了鱼可以在以下地方寻获其踪迹，彭亨大汗河和Lubuk Tenor，吉兰丹Nenggiri 河和Relau河，登嘉楼Petang 河, Trenggan 河, Tembat 河,和 Loh 河， 霹雳Kejor 河, Mangga 河，砂拉越诗巫，拉让江上流加必和下流峇拉加兩段水域，巴南，林梦及巴当爱的河域。

主食：

它们是杂食性鱼类，吃藻类，甲壳类动物，昆虫，青蛙，和其他的鱼，但也吃从河上树木的水果如风车果。

体积：

忘不了鱼的鱼头比较尖，厚嘴唇中叶下唇。身体圆柱形略有压缩;大尺度。大分叉的尾巴和舵像臀鳍。颜色从苍白到明亮的红色。忘不了”第1年的体重只有4.5克左右，第2 年可长至1至2公斤，3年後达到3至5公斤.最大可达100公斤（跟据以往记录）

肉質：

其肉質嫩滑兼帶淡淡風車果味, 当中体重达四五公斤的肉质最佳。马来西亚忘不了鱼肉質以他国不一样是因为长期吃風車果所致。