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Moedjair metafora dari bentuk ikan mujair
Moedjair or Mujair (1957–1890) is a Javanese inventor who in 1939 was the first to culture the fish species Tilapia zillii, at the mouth of the Serang River, south of Java Island.
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Moedjair was born Iwan Dalauk in 1890 in Blitar, East Java; he died in the same location in 1957.
Experimentation with fish
In 1939 Mudjair went looking for fish at the river estuary along coast. He noticed a strange fish that fed its children when in danger and spit back when they reached safety.. Wishing to bring a specimen home, Moedjair questioned whether the fish would survive a non-saltwater environment. Experimenting with freshwater habitats, he demonstrated 4 fish can live in saltwater after 11 experiments. These 4 fish, released in rivers and lakes, quickly grew in population. To honor his work, the fish was named mujair in Indonesian, and mujair is now a popular freshwater fish in Indonesia.
Referensi
- Biography Mujair Inventor Fish Mujair. Billy Thorpe.
http://billythorpe.com/biography-mujair-inventor-fish-mujair
