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Local names of fishes in a fishing village along the Kampar River are linked to their scientific names, highlighting the importance of local ecological knowledge in understanding biodiversity. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to clarify the relationships between local names and scientific names of fishes in the Kampar River area.

March 7, 2026Southeast Asian studiesOpen Access

Local Names of Fishes in a Fishing Village on the Bank of the Middle Reaches of the Kampar River, Riau, Sumatra Island, Indonesia

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HNHikaru NakagawaPublic Works Research Institute TOTakamasa OsawaResearch Institute for Humanity and Nature ABAkhwan BinawanAtkinson Foundation

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Research identifies local fish names and their scientific counterparts in a fishing village, suggesting ecological conservation insights.

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The aim is to clarify the relationships between local names and scientific names of fishes in the Kampar River area.
Questionnaire survey in a fishing village on the Kampar River
Interviews conducted in the local dialect of Malay
Linking local names to corresponding scientific names
Identified 28 local names linked to scientific names
More than half associated with genus level or higher
Responses varied by proximity to the river with different fish names

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Nakagawa et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69abc0925af8044f7a4e9388 https://doi.org/10.20495/seas.10.3_435

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Local Names of Fishes in a Fishing Village on the Bank of the Middle Reaches of the Kampar River, Riau, Sumatra Island, Indonesia

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Local Names of Fishes in a Fishing Village on the Bank of the Middle Reaches of the Kampar River, Riau, Sumatra Island, Indonesia

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