The place that we visit this time is also located in southeastern Taiwan.  It is the middle and upper reaches of the river in the previous video of wild caught, so has more dead trees and stones than the previous reaches.  In this video, you can also see Newt apply another search way other than kicking method; he, wearing cold-resistant clothing, selects a suitable spot in the stream for snorkeling or crawling and holds a diving camera to record all fish.  This kind of snorkeling survey is almost not restricted by habitat types and fish habits; under the premise of safety, almost all species can be recorded.


Species list:

Native freshwater fish:

  • Anguilla marmorata 
  • Belobranchus belobranchus
  • Belobranchus segura
  • Candidia pingtungensis
  • Eleotris fusca
  • Eleotris melanosoma
  • Giuris tolsoni
  • Kuhila rupestris
  • Kuhlia marginata
  • Microphis leiaspis
  • Rhyacichthys aspro
  • Awaous melanocephalus
  • Awaous ocellaris
  • Lentipes armatus
  • Lentipes kijimuna
  • Rhinogobius gigas
  • Schismatogobius ampluvinculus
  • Schismatogobius saurii
  • Sicyopterus japonicus
  • Sicyopterus lagocephalus
  • Sicyopus auxilimentus
  • Sicyopus zosterophorus
  • Smilosicyopus leprurus
  • Stiphodon atropurpureus
  • Stiphodon imperiorientis
  • Stiphodon percnopterygionus

Native freshwater shrimp:

  • Caridina grandirostris
  • Caridina multidentata
  • Caridina typus
  • Caridina weberi
  • Macrobrachium gracilirostre
  • Macrobrachium latimanus
  • Macrobrachium placidulum
  • Atyoida pilipes
  • Atyopsis spinipes

Invasive species:

  • Poecilia reticulata
  • Oreochromis sp.

Keyword: Taiwan, Wild caught, Sustainable, Ecological conservation, Animal conservation, Newt Jhuang, Kou-Chin Chen, Kicking method