POTENSI DAN PENGEMBANGAN IKAN SELAIS (Kryptopterus DAN Ompok: Siluridae) DI PROVINSI RIAU

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2014-05-21

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Study on Kryptopterus and Ompok (Siluridae) in Indonesia, and in Sumatra particularly, is scarce. Less study on the fish because Kryptopterus and Ompok were not found in all rivers in Indonesia. They were found limited to a few ecosystem of the floodplain river in Kalimantan, Jambi, Palembang and Riau. Riau Province has a potential of the ecosystem of floodplain river with its high diversity of fish species. Floodplain river is a unique and complex ecosystem, it includes watersheds, oxbow lake, marshes and rivers which has the unity function for the survival of many species fish. Among the fish that live in the ecosystem of foodplain river in Riau Province are Kryptopterus and Ompok belonging to the familiy Siluridae. They are generally known as lais fish, or in Riau Province is known as selais fish. Five species of selais fish were found in Riau Province, namely K. apogon, K. limpok, K. schilbeides, O. eugeneiatus and O. hypophthalmus. Study on genetic diversity and biological reproduction of selais fish in Riau Province has been done. Potential genetic resources and biological reproduction of fish asssociated with its habitat will be discussed and can be used as the basis for the next development of biological resources in the floodplain river of Riau Province

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selais fish, Kryptopterus, Ompok

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