The Batik Arowana or Myanmar arowana (''Scleropages inscriptus''), is a large, bony-tongued fish native to

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

. The species is found in the

Tanintharyi River Tanintharyi may refer to: * Tanintharyi (town) or Taninthayi (known during the British occupation as Tenasserim), a town in Tanintharyi Township, Myeik District, in the Tanintharyi Region of Burma (Myanmar) * Tanintharyi Region Tanintharyi Re ...

basin on the Indian Ocean coast of peninsular Myanmar. This species is differentiated from other members of Scleropages by the wavy pattern present on the scales and head of the fish similar to

Batik Batik is a dyeing technique using wax Resist dyeing, resist. The term is also used to describe patterned textiles created with that technique. Batik is made by drawing or stamping wax on a cloth to prevent colour absorption during the dyein ...

textiles. Past records indicate that the fish was a fairly commonly consumed fish in the region. However it is claimed to be extinct in the wild due to overharvesting for the aquarium trade.

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Osteoglossidae Endemic fauna of Myanmar Fish of Myanmar Fish described in 2012 {{Osteoglossiformes-stub

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