The status of introduced fish species in Malaysia.

The fate on introduced fish in Malaysia was traced with special refence to their abilities to establish in local conditions. Of the dozen food fish introduced in Malaysia,only Trichogaster pectoralis,Putius gonionotus,tilapias and Clarias macrocephalus were able to establish successfully in local co...

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Main Authors: Ang, Kok Jee, Gopinath, N., Chua, T. E.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
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Published: 1988
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spelling my.upm.eprints.193462014-05-20T08:45:07Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19346/ The status of introduced fish species in Malaysia. Ang, Kok Jee Gopinath, N. Chua, T. E. The fate on introduced fish in Malaysia was traced with special refence to their abilities to establish in local conditions. Of the dozen food fish introduced in Malaysia,only Trichogaster pectoralis,Putius gonionotus,tilapias and Clarias macrocephalus were able to establish successfully in local conditions. Other species were able to grow well in local environment but was not able to propagate naturally. Introduced fishes contribute 88% of total freshwater aquaculture production and 72% of total freshwater fish production. Some diseases found with introduced fishes were recorded. Existing laws governing importation of exotic species were examined. 1988 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19346/1/ID%2019346.pdf Ang, Kok Jee and Gopinath, N. and Chua, T. E. (1988) The status of introduced fish species in Malaysia. In: Workshop on The Status of the Introduced Aquatic Organism, June 1988, Australia. . English
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description The fate on introduced fish in Malaysia was traced with special refence to their abilities to establish in local conditions. Of the dozen food fish introduced in Malaysia,only Trichogaster pectoralis,Putius gonionotus,tilapias and Clarias macrocephalus were able to establish successfully in local conditions. Other species were able to grow well in local environment but was not able to propagate naturally. Introduced fishes contribute 88% of total freshwater aquaculture production and 72% of total freshwater fish production. Some diseases found with introduced fishes were recorded. Existing laws governing importation of exotic species were examined.
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author Ang, Kok Jee
Gopinath, N.
Chua, T. E.
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Gopinath, N.
Chua, T. E.
The status of introduced fish species in Malaysia.
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Gopinath, N.
Chua, T. E.
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title The status of introduced fish species in Malaysia.
title_short The status of introduced fish species in Malaysia.
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title_fullStr The status of introduced fish species in Malaysia.
title_full_unstemmed The status of introduced fish species in Malaysia.
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