New invasion fronts of suckermouth armored catfishes (Pieces: Loricariidae) in Luzon Island

• Main Authors: Chavez, Joel M., Carandang, Jose Santos R., VI
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2008
• Subjects: Loricariidae—Philippines—Luzon; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/13393
• Institution: De La Salle University

Species invasion was identified as one of the main factors in biodiversity loss and it has been the subject of multilateral agreements among countries under the Convention of Biological Diversity to protect the natural environment. One of the more cryptic but potentially devastating invasion events of record times in the Philippines is the one caused by species of suckermouth armored catfish or locally known as janitor fish. In this paper, we report bigeographic records in new areas invaded where suckermouth armored catfishes can be found within the Luzon Island. Here we also provide information regarding invasions events in the areas we surveyed and offer insights on a possible impacts and implications to policies on management and mitigation.