Invaders of Langat River: introduction of varied vermiculated sailfin catfish, Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus

• Main Authors: Anand Prakash, S. P., Mohamed, N. A., Azmai, M. N. A., Abu Bakar, A., Othman, R., Abdul Ghani, F.
• Format: Article
• Published: Institute of Physics Publishing 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101974/; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/1119/1/012021/meta#artAbst

Globally and locally, invasive aquatic species pose a major threat towards aquatic ecosystems. Among the most successful of these aquatic invaders in Malaysian freshwater river systems is the vermiculated sailfin catfish or Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus. The study is conducted in Langat River, a sub...