Reproductive biology of the introduced sailfin catfish Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Pisces: Loricariidae) in peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Samat, Abdullah, Md. Yusoff, Fatimah, Arshad, Aziz, Ghaffar, M. A., Nor, S. M., Magalhaes, André L. B., Das, Simon Kumar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Indian Council of Agricultural Research 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52864/1/Reproductive%20biology%20of%20the%20introduced%20sailfin%20catfish%20Pterygoplichthys%20pardalis.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52864/; http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJF/article/view/44937
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Reproductive biology of the introduced sailfin cat fish Pterygoplichthys pardalis in the Langat River of peninsular Malaysia was studied. Fish samples were collected monthly from Langat River during March 2003-June 2004. The sex ratio observed for P. pardalis was female-biased with 1: 2. Gonadal mat...