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

• Main Author: Siti Amalia Aisyah, Abdul Halim
• Format: Final Year Project Report
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak(UNIMAS) 2015
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• 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/

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.