Cryopreservation of climbing perch, Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1972) spermatozoa

Abstract

Anabas testudineus is considered endangered and vulnerable species because frequent expose to combination of overexploitation such as ''pesticide and aquatic pollution, spread of disease, uncontrolled introduction of exotic fishes, and habitat modification due to industrialization. Cryopreservation is the method to preserve the milt. Cryopreservation has several benefits such as stock protection, a stable supply of sperm for optimal utilization in hatchery production and laboratory experiments, easy stock transportation, improvement in selective breeding and gene transfer.