First record of the Mozambique tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus Peters, 1852 (Perciformes, Cichlidae), on Kangean Island, Indonesia

In 2019 we captured specimens of Oreochromis mossambicus Peters, 1852 from Batu Batu River, an estuary river on Kangean Island (Indonesia), a conservation area in the Java Sea. These records are among the first of this species from an island in the Java Sea. A description of morpho...

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Main Authors: Veryl Hasan, Fajar Surya Pratama, Win Ariga Mansur Malonga, Annisa Bias Cahyanurani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-07-01
Series:Neotropical Biology and Conservation
Online Access:https://neotropical.pensoft.net/article/35601/download/pdf/
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Summary:In 2019 we captured specimens of Oreochromis mossambicus Peters, 1852 from Batu Batu River, an estuary river on Kangean Island (Indonesia), a conservation area in the Java Sea. These records are among the first of this species from an island in the Java Sea. A description of morphological characters of sampled specimens is provided.
ISSN:2236-3777