Preliminary checklist of freshwater fishes of Ulu Paip Eco-Park Forest, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia
This report is the first on freshwater fishes of Ulu Paip Eco-Park Forest, Kedah, which aims to document the fish species richness in this recreational forest. All species were collected from the main stream, Sungai Karangan, and its unnamed tributaries. In total, 20 species of fishes from 10 fami...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2021
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17891/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17891/1/41-54%2B%2B%2BAmirrudin%2BAhmad.pdf |
| Summary: | This report is the first on freshwater fishes of Ulu Paip Eco-Park Forest, Kedah, which aims to document the fish species
richness in this recreational forest. All species were collected from the main stream, Sungai Karangan, and its unnamed
tributaries. In total, 20 species of fishes from 10 families were recorded. Cyprinidae is the most dominant family with six
species followed by Danionidae with three species. Other families contribute at least one species each. Most of the species
recorded here are commonly found in the northern part of Peninsular Malaysia. Further studies should be expected to
record more species and the utilization of various sampling gear such as electro fishing technique would be able to record
the true species richness of fishes in this area. |
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