Lutu Ira

Lutu Ira ( Lutu: German for a grain mortar made from a tree trunk ) is a spring in the East Timorese Suco Parlamento ( Lautém municipality ). It is located in the town of Ira'ara . The water comes out of a rock from several places and collects in a basin. It is used as drinking water, for washing and watering fields and gardens. Guppies ( Poecilia reticulata ) and African predatory catfish ( Clarias gariepinus ) live in the basin .

Individual evidence

↑ Helen K. Larson, Duncan Buckle, Jessica Lynas, Andrew Storey, Chris Humphrey: Additional records of freshwater fishes from Timor-Leste, with notes on the fish fauna of the unique closed Irasiquero River system , The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, 2007 23: 131-135 .

-8.3422222222222 127.01916666667Coordinates: 8 ° 20 ′ 32 ″ S , 127 ° 1 ′ 9 ″ E

[FishLarson-1] Helen K. Larson, Duncan Buckle, Jessica Lynas, Andrew Storey, Chris Humphrey: Additional records of freshwater fishes from Timor-Leste, with notes on the fish fauna of the unique closed Irasiquero River system , The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, 2007 23: 131-135 .