Growth Patterns and Reproduction of Hampala Barb (Hampala macrolepidota) Kuhl and Van Hasselt 1823 in Jatigede Reservoir, West Java Indonesia

Abstract

The indigenous species of the Cimanuk River that can adapt to the stagnant waters of the Jatigede Reservoir is the hampala barb. This fish grows and breeds well; it has an ecological function as a predatory fish from the cyprinidae family. Its economic function is that it can be traded in the Jatigede Reservoir. However, its growth pattern, condition, and reproduction factors have yet to be widely known. The research was conducted for six months (September - December 2017 and January -  February 2018). The research aimed to find the growth pattern, condition factors, and reproductive characteristics of the hampala barb. Field survey research method, composite fish sampling from five research stations, data calculated using fisheries biology methods. The results showed that the growth was negative allometric. b value of male fish was 2.429; female fish was 2.717; good condition factor K value of male fish was 1.17 to 1.47, and female fish was 1.16 to 1.38. Reproduction is a partially spawn.