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Composition and diversity of larval fish in the mangrove estuarine area of Marudu Bay, Sabah, Malaysia

The composition of fish larvae and their diversity in different habitats are very important for fisheries management. Larval fishes were investigated in a mangrove estuary of Marudu Bay, Sabah, Malaysia from October 2012 to September 2013 at five different sites. Monthly samples of fish larvae were...

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Main Authors: Rezagholinejad, Sadaf, Arshad, Aziz, S. M., Nurul Amin, Ara, Roushon
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Published: Triveni Enterprises, Lucknow 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55350/13/Composition%20and%20diversity%20of%20larval%20fish%20in%20the%20mangrove%20estuarine%20area%20of%20Marudu%20Bay.pdf
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spelling oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:55350 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55350/ Composition and diversity of larval fish in the mangrove estuarine area of Marudu Bay, Sabah, Malaysia Rezagholinejad, Sadaf Arshad, Aziz S. M., Nurul Amin Ara, Roushon The composition of fish larvae and their diversity in different habitats are very important for fisheries management. Larval fishes were investigated in a mangrove estuary of Marudu Bay, Sabah, Malaysia from October 2012 to September 2013 at five different sites. Monthly samples of fish larvae were collected at five sampling sites by a plankton net with a mouth opening of 40.5 cm in diameter. In total, 3879 larval fish were caught in the investigated area. The mean density of ichthyoplankton at this area was 118 larvae/100 m(3). The fish larval assemblage comprised of 20 families whereas 13 families occurred at St1, 16 at St2, 16 at St3, 12 at St4 and 16 at St5. The top major families were Sillaginidae, Engraulidae, Mugilidae and Sparidae with Sillaginidae consisted 44% of total larval composition. St3 with 143 larvae/100 m(3) had the highest density amongst the stations which was due to higher abundance of Sillaginidae. Shannon-Wiener diversity index represented significant variation during monsoon and inter-monsoon seasons, peaking in the months December-January and May-June. However, Shannon-Wiener index, evenness and family richness showed significant differences among stations and months (p < 0.05). Triveni Enterprises, Lucknow 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55350/13/Composition%20and%20diversity%20of%20larval%20fish%20in%20the%20mangrove%20estuarine%20area%20of%20Marudu%20Bay.pdf Rezagholinejad, Sadaf and Arshad, Aziz and S. M., Nurul Amin and Ara, Roushon (2016) Composition and diversity of larval fish in the mangrove estuarine area of Marudu Bay, Sabah, Malaysia. Journal of Environmental Biology, 37 (4). pp. 697-703. ISSN 0254-8704 http://www.jeb.co.in/journal_issues/201607_jul16_spl/paper_08.pdf
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description The composition of fish larvae and their diversity in different habitats are very important for fisheries management. Larval fishes were investigated in a mangrove estuary of Marudu Bay, Sabah, Malaysia from October 2012 to September 2013 at five different sites. Monthly samples of fish larvae were collected at five sampling sites by a plankton net with a mouth opening of 40.5 cm in diameter. In total, 3879 larval fish were caught in the investigated area. The mean density of ichthyoplankton at this area was 118 larvae/100 m(3). The fish larval assemblage comprised of 20 families whereas 13 families occurred at St1, 16 at St2, 16 at St3, 12 at St4 and 16 at St5. The top major families were Sillaginidae, Engraulidae, Mugilidae and Sparidae with Sillaginidae consisted 44% of total larval composition. St3 with 143 larvae/100 m(3) had the highest density amongst the stations which was due to higher abundance of Sillaginidae. Shannon-Wiener diversity index represented significant variation during monsoon and inter-monsoon seasons, peaking in the months December-January and May-June. However, Shannon-Wiener index, evenness and family richness showed significant differences among stations and months (p < 0.05).
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author Rezagholinejad, Sadaf
Arshad, Aziz
S. M., Nurul Amin
Ara, Roushon
spellingShingle Rezagholinejad, Sadaf
Arshad, Aziz
S. M., Nurul Amin
Ara, Roushon
Composition and diversity of larval fish in the mangrove estuarine area of Marudu Bay, Sabah, Malaysia
author_facet Rezagholinejad, Sadaf
Arshad, Aziz
S. M., Nurul Amin
Ara, Roushon
author_sort Rezagholinejad, Sadaf
title Composition and diversity of larval fish in the mangrove estuarine area of Marudu Bay, Sabah, Malaysia
title_short Composition and diversity of larval fish in the mangrove estuarine area of Marudu Bay, Sabah, Malaysia
title_full Composition and diversity of larval fish in the mangrove estuarine area of Marudu Bay, Sabah, Malaysia
title_fullStr Composition and diversity of larval fish in the mangrove estuarine area of Marudu Bay, Sabah, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Composition and diversity of larval fish in the mangrove estuarine area of Marudu Bay, Sabah, Malaysia
title_sort composition and diversity of larval fish in the mangrove estuarine area of marudu bay, sabah, malaysia
publisher Triveni Enterprises, Lucknow
publishDate 2016
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55350/13/Composition%20and%20diversity%20of%20larval%20fish%20in%20the%20mangrove%20estuarine%20area%20of%20Marudu%20Bay.pdf
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