Preliminary Checklist of Freshwater Fishes of Ulu Paip Eco-Park Forest, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia

Abstract

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 recordthe true species richness of fishes in this area.

Fish Species Richness, Their Importance and Conservation Status in Tropical Oil Palm Agroecosystem of Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia

“…The current findings show that the family Cyprinidae and Danionidae make up the major family composition in this agroecosystem. This result is akin to the other studies on the agricultural landscape such as rice fields (Aqmal-Naser and Ahmad, 2018a;2018b) and other plantation-related habitats (Ahmad et al, 2018;Aqmal-Naser and Ahmad, 2021). It is historically well-known that Cyprinidae is the dominant family in the freshwater ecosystems in Peninsular Malaysia (Zakaria-Ismail et al, 2019), hence its dominance is not surprising.…”

“…The species richness in total is relatively higher for a single data collection, (at every 30 m intervals along a 90 m reach), hence causing a relatively lower average species richness per stream (less than 15 species), compared to the earlier studies in the plantation areas (Ahmad et al, 2018;Aqmal-Naser and Ahmad, 2021). In terms of conservation, the fragmented habitat (monotonous habitat) within the streams in the oil palm plantations can affect the fish composition and beta diversity, especially the habitat-specialised fish.…”

A new distributional record of spanner barbs, Striuntius lateristriga (Valenciennes, 1842) (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) in Belitung Island, Indonesia

“…The previous presence of the Spanner barb in Indonesia was recorded in West Kalimantan [27][28] and Bangka Island [7] Indonesia. Moreover, this species was also previously found in the Malay Peninsula, Singapore and Southern Thailand [1][2][3][4][5][6] 5th The Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Southeast Thailand, West Kalimantan, and the Bangka Islands also consist of S. lateristriga, indicating that these regions were formerly connected to Sundaland, an ancient river that existed thousands of years ago. The Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and the Borneo Islands are all part of Sundaland, which has a total area of over 1.800.000 km 2 [29].…”

“…The Spanner Barb Striuntius lateristriga Valenciennes, 1842 is a freshwater species native to Southeast Asia such as Southern Thailand; the Malay Peninsula, Singapore and Indonesia [1][2][3][4][5][6]. In Indonesia, S. lateristriga was recorded in West Kalimantan and Bangka Island [7] [8].…”