Abstract
Some fish have scaly bodies and some do not. Scales on fish serve to protect the fish from parasitic infections. The fishes
without scales and mucus serve to protect fish from parasitic infections. The fish mucus is antibacterial. The dukang fish
(Bagroides melapterus) is one of the endemic species of Indonesia. This species has no scales. The dukang fish produce
more mucus than some other freshwater species. The use of dukang fish mucus as a wound medicine has long been
carried out by the Pegagan Ilir ethnic. This article reviews the use of dukang fish by the Pegagan Ilir ethnic as a
traditional medicine for wound healing and its bio-ecology and economy.
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