Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology
Vol 9, No 3 (2024): September

New Record of A Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium sundaicum in Selat Panjang Island, Riau Province, Indonesia

Purnamasari, Lora (Unknown)
Perwitasari-Farajallah, Dyah (Unknown)
Wowor, Daisy (Unknown)
Farajallah, Achmad (Unknown)
Annawaty, Annawaty (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
05 Aug 2024

Abstract

A freshwater prawn M. sundaicum, is an obligate species to acidic peat swamp. Up to the present, M. Sundaicum has only been reported in the West Kalimantan, the Riau Archipelago, and Jambi Provinces in Indonesia. The aim of this research is to determine the distribution and habitat preferences of peat swamp prawn in Selat Panjang Island, Riau Province, Indonesia. The samples were collected in seven peat swamp rivers by hand net. The study yielded one hundred specimens. The acidic peat swamp is a perfect habitat for M. sundaicum. This study provided the basic information about peat swamp prawn in Selat Panjang Island, especially their distribution and habitat preferences. 

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jtbb

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Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Environmental Science Immunology & microbiology

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Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology (JTBB) is an authoritative source of information concerned with the advancement of tropical biology studies in the Southeast Asia Region. It publishes original scientific work related to a diverse range of fields in tropical biodiversity, functional ...