Ichthyofauna of Tripa Peat Swamp Forest, Aceh province, Indonesia

Abstract

The Tripa Peat Swamp Forest (TPSF) suffers from deforestation due to agriculture, this habitat degradation potentially has a negative impact on fish biodiversity and community assemblages. The objective of this study was to develop an inventory of the fish fauna, evaluate the spatial variation in assemblage structure, document alien species, and quantify the economic value of fish species found from the area. Fish assemblages from the main rivers and tributaries of TPSF were sampled on May to June 2013. A total of 764 individuals were sampled during the survey, constituting 34 families, 47 genera, and 73 species where 46 species are categorized as fish consumption, 17 have potential for aquaculture, and 10 species have potential for ornamental, and three are non native. Cyprinidae is the predominant fish family within the TPSF. Fish assemblages were generally characterized by small population size for each species and low similarity among sites, reflecting the distinctive nature of each sampling site.

Fish fauna in the Krueng Geumpang River, Indonesia

“…Fish of the order Cypriniformes is the largest group of primary freshwater fish in the river system [9]. Cyprinidae is the largest group of freshwater fishes in the world and is the dominant family recorded in the Tripa peat swamp, Aceh province.…”

“…Cyprinidae is the largest group of freshwater fishes in the world and is the dominant family recorded in the Tripa peat swamp, Aceh province. Moreover, Cyprinidae is dominant in many other freshwater habitats in Asia [9]. …”

Kondisi habitat dan keragaman nekton di hulu Daerah Aliran Sungai Wampu, Kabupaten Langkat, Provinsi Sumatera Utara

“…Cyprinidae merupakan famili ikan air tawar yang memiliki spesies paling banyak di seluruh dunia sebagaimana juga ditemukan dibeberapa kawasan di Indonesia (Siregar et al, 1993;Hamidah, 2004;Muchlisin dan Siti-Azizah, 2009;Hamidah, 2004;Muchlisin et al, 2015), kecuali di daerah Australia, Madagaskar, Selandia Baru dan Amerika Selatan (Kottelat et al, 1993). Lebih lanjut Zakaria-Ismail (1994) menyatakan bahwa Cyprinidae merupakan kelompok ikan air tawar terbesar di daerah Asia Tenggara; dan termasuk di perairan tawar pulau Sumatera (Margasasmita, 2002).…”

The negative effect of the chicken feather meal in the diet on growth performance of the shortfin eel Anguilla bicolor larvae

“…A total 18 species of eels (Anguillidae) are reported worldwide (Aoyama, 2009); of these, 7 species are reported from Indonesia waters (Sugeha et al, 2008) where 3 species are recorded in Aceh Province waters (Muchlisin and Siti-Azizah, 2009;Muchlisin et al, 2015;Muchlisin et al, 2016a;Muchlisin et al, 2017;Muchlisin et al, 2018). The eel is the commercial migratory fishes, they are growing in fresh water and spawning in seawater (Deelder, 1984;Masroni et al, 2015).…”