Fish billiard (Mystacoleucusngensis), is a Singkarak Lake endemic fish that measures about 6-12 centimeters. The fish can only be found in Singkarak Lake celling, which is in two districts, namely Solok Regency and Flat Land Regency.
The live cycle of billiard fish, starting from the lake, and then rise to the river to reproduce, and the fishchild of the fertilized egg will return to the lake. One bilih fish tail can lay up to 5,000 grains, and weighing power up to 90 percent.
Although the power is high, the population of the bilih fish remains moved due to the minimization of the arrest, so that the selling price is soaring. For raw billing in the Lake Singkarak area the price can reach Rp120 thousand per kilogram, while fried billing reaches Rp400 thousand per kilogram.
Photo air area Batu Baraguang, Nagari Sumpu, Lake Singkarak, Kab.Tanah Flat, West Sumatra, which is not seen once the fish catcher tool is a bagan who spends the fish seedlings
The end service seeks billing fish in Batu Baraguang, Sumpu, Lake Singkarak, Kab.Tanah Flat, West Sumatra, Kablah several times to lie the street, the fish showed the bilih fish that was obtained only four tails, in Muara Lamaya Flat, Sumatran Lake Skarpua,
Nagari Sumpu, Tanah Flat Regency, since it was once preserved the bilih fish and became the local wisdom by making a number of rules for fishermen, such as should not use 'putas', setrum, using the net 'langli' (pukat) there is even nothing to install a chart capable of capturing bilih fish children.
But with the reduced population of bilih fish drastically, Nagari Sumpu added regulations in their area, namely baning Nagari Sumpu’s outsiders to capture fish along the Sumpu Rod in any way or tool. For violation, it will be subject to sanctions according to applicable rules.
In Nagari Sumpu, bilih fish is now difficult to get. Once the fishermen only got 3-4 tails. As a result, many of those who switch profession.
The remaining fishermen, is now more in the lake. Instead of capturing bills that are just a little, they choose to focus on capturing the fish.
The location of the Singkarak Lake subsides imposes the same regulation, the population of the bilih fish can be maintained. But now only Nagari Sumpu who stressed the regulation so that the protection of silver scream is not maximum.
Photo and text : Iggoy el Fitra
Author : Fanny Octavianus
