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http://umt-ir.umt.edu.my:8080/handle/123456789/14961| Title: | Alien fish running riot in local rivers |
| Authors: | Zakaria, Rosli |
| Keywords: | aquaculture Alien fish ichthyologist Amiruddin Ahmad Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services (Maqis) Fisheries Department invasive species breeders UMT Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 2017 |
| Issue Date: | 17-Apr-2017 |
| Publisher: | New Straits Times (NST) |
| Citation: | https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2017/04/231401/alien-fish-running-riot-local-rivers |
| Abstract: | African catfish, garfish, pirarucu, peacock bass, Chao Phraya high fin giant catfish and tilapia: these are all food fish in their countries of origin and are found in abundance in rivers, lakes and swamps, or bred in ponds in aquaculture projects. “Any minnow or fish that fits in their mouths will become prey and their voracious appetite helps them to grow to enormous sizes,” said Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) ichthyologist Dr Amirrudin Ahmad. These fish are native to the Amazon river (6,992km-long), Nile (6,893km), Congo (4,700km)and Mekong (4,350km). |
| Description: | Newspaper clipping |
| URI: | http://umt-ir.umt.edu.my:8080/handle/123456789/14961 |
| Appears in Collections: | Newspaper clippings |
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| Alien fish running riot in local rivers - NST_2017.pdf | Newspaper clipping | 643.62 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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