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Inventory of fishes in the upper Pelus River (Perak river basin, Perak, Malaysia)

The upper Pelus River is located in the remote area of the Kuala Kangsar district, Perak, Malaysia. Recently, the forest along the upper portion of the Pelus River has come under threat due to extensive lumbering and land clearing for plantations. Sampling at 3 localities in the upper Pelus River at...

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Main Authors: Mohd Ikhwanuddin, Mat Esa, Amal, Mohammad Noor Azmai, Aziz, Azizul, Sepet, Johari, Talib, Abdullah, Ismail, Muhammad Faiz, Jamil, Nor Rohaizah
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Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62205/1/Inventory%20of%20fishes%20in%20the%20upper%20Pelus%20River.pdf
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spelling oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:62205 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62205/ Inventory of fishes in the upper Pelus River (Perak river basin, Perak, Malaysia) Mohd Ikhwanuddin, Mat Esa Amal, Mohammad Noor Azmai Aziz, Azizul Sepet, Johari Talib, Abdullah Ismail, Muhammad Faiz Jamil, Nor Rohaizah The upper Pelus River is located in the remote area of the Kuala Kangsar district, Perak, Malaysia. Recently, the forest along the upper portion of the Pelus River has come under threat due to extensive lumbering and land clearing for plantations. Sampling at 3 localities in the upper Pelus River at 457, 156 and 89 m above mean sea level yielded 521 specimens representing 4 orders, 11 families, 23 genera and 26 species. The most abundant species was Neolissochilus hexagonolepis, followed by Homalopteroides tweediei and Glyptothorax major. The fish community structure indices was observed to increase from the upper to lower portion of the river, which might reflect differences in water velocity. Pensoft Publishers 2017 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62205/1/Inventory%20of%20fishes%20in%20the%20upper%20Pelus%20River.pdf Mohd Ikhwanuddin, Mat Esa and Amal, Mohammad Noor Azmai and Aziz, Azizul and Sepet, Johari and Talib, Abdullah and Ismail, Muhammad Faiz and Jamil, Nor Rohaizah (2017) Inventory of fishes in the upper Pelus River (Perak river basin, Perak, Malaysia). Check List, 13 (4). 315 - 325. ISSN 1809-127X https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/20132/ 10.15560/13.4.315
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description The upper Pelus River is located in the remote area of the Kuala Kangsar district, Perak, Malaysia. Recently, the forest along the upper portion of the Pelus River has come under threat due to extensive lumbering and land clearing for plantations. Sampling at 3 localities in the upper Pelus River at 457, 156 and 89 m above mean sea level yielded 521 specimens representing 4 orders, 11 families, 23 genera and 26 species. The most abundant species was Neolissochilus hexagonolepis, followed by Homalopteroides tweediei and Glyptothorax major. The fish community structure indices was observed to increase from the upper to lower portion of the river, which might reflect differences in water velocity.
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author Mohd Ikhwanuddin, Mat Esa
Amal, Mohammad Noor Azmai
Aziz, Azizul
Sepet, Johari
Talib, Abdullah
Ismail, Muhammad Faiz
Jamil, Nor Rohaizah
spellingShingle Mohd Ikhwanuddin, Mat Esa
Amal, Mohammad Noor Azmai
Aziz, Azizul
Sepet, Johari
Talib, Abdullah
Ismail, Muhammad Faiz
Jamil, Nor Rohaizah
Inventory of fishes in the upper Pelus River (Perak river basin, Perak, Malaysia)
author_facet Mohd Ikhwanuddin, Mat Esa
Amal, Mohammad Noor Azmai
Aziz, Azizul
Sepet, Johari
Talib, Abdullah
Ismail, Muhammad Faiz
Jamil, Nor Rohaizah
author_sort Mohd Ikhwanuddin, Mat Esa
title Inventory of fishes in the upper Pelus River (Perak river basin, Perak, Malaysia)
title_short Inventory of fishes in the upper Pelus River (Perak river basin, Perak, Malaysia)
title_full Inventory of fishes in the upper Pelus River (Perak river basin, Perak, Malaysia)
title_fullStr Inventory of fishes in the upper Pelus River (Perak river basin, Perak, Malaysia)
title_full_unstemmed Inventory of fishes in the upper Pelus River (Perak river basin, Perak, Malaysia)
title_sort inventory of fishes in the upper pelus river (perak river basin, perak, malaysia)
publisher Pensoft Publishers
publishDate 2017
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62205/1/Inventory%20of%20fishes%20in%20the%20upper%20Pelus%20River.pdf
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