KNOWING PROTECTED FISH SPECIES IN INDONESIA

Fish, or in Biological terms called "Pisces", is a species of animal that breathes with gills and is cold-blooded or Poikilothermic.

Fish are divided into three classes, namely First is Class Agnatha, namely fish species that do not have jaws such as Lamprey Fish, and Hag Fish.

The second is the Chondrichthyes class, which is cartilaginous fish such as Stingrays, Sharks, and Skate fish.

And the third is Class Osteichthyes, namely fish that have hard bones or true bones, breathe with gills and have an operculum (gill cover). For example, there are lots of things like Eel, Betta, Carp, Salmon, Tuna, etc.

In Indonesia alone there are 1,248 species of freshwater fish and 3,476 finned seawater fish. Meanwhile, there are 440 Endemic Freshwater Fish Species and 140 Endemic Seawater Fish.

Then, there are 20 Fish Species that are included in the list of Protected Animals.

Bro, how come no sharks enter protected animals?

The answer is yes, but not in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry Ministerial Decree No. 106 of 2018, but in the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Regulation No. 5 of 2018 concerning the Prohibition of Catching Cowboy Sharks and Hammerhead Sharks.

Oh yes, the reason these fish species are included as protected animals is, apart from overfishing, habitat destruction, mainly due to water pollution. Also due to a decline in population in nature.

In fact, there is one example of a freshwater fish species that was officially declared extinct a year ago, namely the Belida Lopis Fish.

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