Morphometrics and meristics analyses of Cyprinid fishes, Cyclocheilichthys species from Batang Kerang Floodplain, Balai Ringin and Wilma Plantation, Suai, Sarawak

In this study, morphometric characters and meristic counts were used to investigate the morphological variations of Cyclocheilichthys apogon and Cyclocheilichthys armatus. There are a total of 56 specimens; Cyclocheilichthys apogon from Batang Kerang (n = 20) and Wilma Plantation, Suai (n = 7) and C...

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Main Author: Siti Amalia Aisyah, Abdul Halim
Format: Final Year Project Report
Language:English
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Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak(UNIMAS) 2015
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/30344/1/Siti%20Amalia%2824pgs%29.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/30344/4/Siti%20Amalia%28fulltext%29.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/30344/
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Summary:In this study, morphometric characters and meristic counts were used to investigate the morphological variations of Cyclocheilichthys apogon and Cyclocheilichthys armatus. There are a total of 56 specimens; Cyclocheilichthys apogon from Batang Kerang (n = 20) and Wilma Plantation, Suai (n = 7) and Cyclocheilichthys armatus from Wilma Plantation, Suai (n = 29). The ANOVA analyses revealed 15 morphometric and 3 meristic characters that differentiated Cyclocheilichthys apogon from Cyclocheilichthys armatus. A PCA was performed on 15 log transformed morphometric measurements which the first two factors contributed to 82.5% of total variability. The ANOVA also shows small variations of C. apogon between these two different locations. Thus, the classification of Cyclocheilichthys apogon and Cyclocheilichthys armatus shows successful differentiated.