A Preliminary Recorded of Fishes at Selected Headwater Streams Before Establishing of Royal Belum State Park, Perak

Amir Shah Ruddn Md  Sah; Mohd Zambri Mohd Akhir; M S Shahrul Anuar; Ahyauddin  Ali

doi:10.51264/inajl.v4i1.38

Authors

Amir Shah Ruddn Md Sah University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Mohd Zambri Mohd Akhir University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
M S Shahrul Anuar University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Ahyauddin Ali University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51264/inajl.v4i1.38

Keywords:

Diversity, fish species, Temengor Reservoir

Abstract

A total of 30 fish species from 14 families were recorded during the survey at selected headwater streams of Belum Forest Reserve of Temengor Reservoir between June to December 1998. Family Cyprinidae was the dominant family which contributed 46.7% followed by Channidae (10.7%) and Bagridae (6.7%). Out of 30 species, only four species such as Devario regina, Rasbora paviana, Osteochilus hasselti and Hampala macrolepidota were sampled from all sampling stations. One specimen of freshwater puffer fish, Poa leiurus, was recorded at Sungai Ta eng. Distance, water velocity, river depth, types of substrate and physio-chemical parameter played an important role in determining species composition, diversity, biomass and species distribution. As there are many headwater streams in Temengor Reservoir still unexplored, the fish species number at Temengor Reservoir assume higher than been recorded before.

Author Biographies

Amir Shah Ruddn Md Sah, University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

School of Biological Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia

Mohd Zambri Mohd Akhir, University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

School of Biological Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia

M S Shahrul Anuar, University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

School of Biological Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia

Ahyauddin Ali, University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

School of Biological Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia

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