First Record of Balashark, Balantiocheilos melanopterus (Bleeker, 1850), in the Muara Angke Wildlife Reserve, North Jakarta, Indonesia
First Record of Balashark, Balantiocheilos melanopterus (Bleeker, 1850), in the Muara Angke Wildlife Reserve, North Jakarta, Indonesia
Gema Wahyudewantoro1*, Rahmi Dina2, Haryono1, Sekar Larashati2, Siti Aisyah2 and Sopian Sauri1
ABSTRACT
Balashark, Balantiocheilus melanopterus (Bleeker, 1850), has been discovered for the first time in the swamp inside Muara Angke Wildlife Reserve, Jakarta, Indonesia. Balashark in Indonesia is originally distributed in Sumatra and Kalimantan. However, the fish was collected in the public waters of Java which is not its distribution areas. Fishing gear used was gill net with a diameter of 2 inches”.The characteristics, morphometric and meristic records are supplemented with water quality information to supplement existing data.
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December 2022
Vol. 54, Iss. 6, Pages 2501-3000
