Snorkelling a Suspiciously Clear Irrigation Canal in Thailand | Gourami, Snakeheads, Rasbora & more!

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All fish in this video were filmed and photographed in the wild, without manipulation.

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This video explores clear irrigation canals and drainage ditches around rice fields in eastern Thailand near the end of the rainy season.

Scientific names appear on screen throughout the film.

Species documented include:
• Channa striata
• Anabas testudineus
• Trichopodus trichopterus
• Trichopodus pectoralis
• Trichopsis vittata
• Trichopsis pumila / Trichopsis schalleri
• Rasbora borapetensis
• Rasbora rubrodorsalis
• Boraras urophthalmoides
• Oryzias minutillus
• Esomus metallicus
• Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae
• Parachela oxygastroides
• Pristolepis fasciata
• Blyxa aubertii
• Utricularia aurea
• Myriophyllum tetrandrum
• Eleocharis dulcis
• Ceratopteris thalictroides
• Najas sp.
• Nymphaea sp.