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Habitat preferences of Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium spp. in the Petagas River, Sabah, Malaysia

Macrobrachium species is one of the most abundant and valuable cultured freshwater prawns in the world, serving as a high-value food resource. A study conducted in Petagas River, Sabah aimed to determine the habitat preferences of this freshwater prawn, as suitable habitats play an important role fo...

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Main Authors: Mohd Samsul Rohizad Maidin, Mastura Mustapha, Nadiayatul Atikah Harun, Ann Anton, Seok, Annita Kian Yong, Chin, Grace Wei Lie
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Published: e-VIBS, Faculty of Science and Natural Resources 2024
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QL605-739.8 Chordates. Vertebrates
SF1-1100 Animal culture
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/43028/1/FULL%20TEXT.pdf
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spelling my.ums.eprints.430282025-03-05T05:33:17Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/43028/ Habitat preferences of Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium spp. in the Petagas River, Sabah, Malaysia Mohd Samsul Rohizad Maidin Mastura Mustapha Nadiayatul Atikah Harun Ann Anton Seok, Annita Kian Yong Chin, Grace Wei Lie QL605-739.8 Chordates. Vertebrates SF1-1100 Animal culture Macrobrachium species is one of the most abundant and valuable cultured freshwater prawns in the world, serving as a high-value food resource. A study conducted in Petagas River, Sabah aimed to determine the habitat preferences of this freshwater prawn, as suitable habitats play an important role for the survival and growth of each species. Six stations were selected representing different habitats: vegetation or shades, dead logs or tree roots and no shelter, consisting only of mud or sand. Prawns were caught using fish traps equipped with two entrance funnels, left overnight, and retrieved the next day. Data were analyzed using SPSS, involving Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests. Habitats with the presence of dead logs or tree roots portrayed the highest percentage of adult individuals caught (54.43%), followed by those with vegetation (27.22%), and mud (18.35%). Additionally, sstatistical analyses revealed a significant difference in the number of adult individuals among all stations (Kruskal-Wallis; p < 0.05), except between stations V1 and V2 (Mann-Whitney U-test; p>0.05). This study showed that freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium spp. in Petagas River exhibit a preference for habitats that include dead logs or tree roots serving as shelter over those containing only vegetation and mud or sand. e-VIBS, Faculty of Science and Natural Resources 2024 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/43028/1/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Mohd Samsul Rohizad Maidin and Mastura Mustapha and Nadiayatul Atikah Harun and Ann Anton and Seok, Annita Kian Yong and Chin, Grace Wei Lie (2024) Habitat preferences of Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium spp. in the Petagas River, Sabah, Malaysia. Transactions on Science and Technology, 11 (3). pp. 182-186.
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topic QL605-739.8 Chordates. Vertebrates
SF1-1100 Animal culture
spellingShingle QL605-739.8 Chordates. Vertebrates
SF1-1100 Animal culture
Mohd Samsul Rohizad Maidin
Mastura Mustapha
Nadiayatul Atikah Harun
Ann Anton
Seok, Annita Kian Yong
Chin, Grace Wei Lie
Habitat preferences of Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium spp. in the Petagas River, Sabah, Malaysia
description Macrobrachium species is one of the most abundant and valuable cultured freshwater prawns in the world, serving as a high-value food resource. A study conducted in Petagas River, Sabah aimed to determine the habitat preferences of this freshwater prawn, as suitable habitats play an important role for the survival and growth of each species. Six stations were selected representing different habitats: vegetation or shades, dead logs or tree roots and no shelter, consisting only of mud or sand. Prawns were caught using fish traps equipped with two entrance funnels, left overnight, and retrieved the next day. Data were analyzed using SPSS, involving Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests. Habitats with the presence of dead logs or tree roots portrayed the highest percentage of adult individuals caught (54.43%), followed by those with vegetation (27.22%), and mud (18.35%). Additionally, sstatistical analyses revealed a significant difference in the number of adult individuals among all stations (Kruskal-Wallis; p < 0.05), except between stations V1 and V2 (Mann-Whitney U-test; p>0.05). This study showed that freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium spp. in Petagas River exhibit a preference for habitats that include dead logs or tree roots serving as shelter over those containing only vegetation and mud or sand.
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author Mohd Samsul Rohizad Maidin
Mastura Mustapha
Nadiayatul Atikah Harun
Ann Anton
Seok, Annita Kian Yong
Chin, Grace Wei Lie
author_facet Mohd Samsul Rohizad Maidin
Mastura Mustapha
Nadiayatul Atikah Harun
Ann Anton
Seok, Annita Kian Yong
Chin, Grace Wei Lie
author_sort Mohd Samsul Rohizad Maidin
title Habitat preferences of Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium spp. in the Petagas River, Sabah, Malaysia
title_short Habitat preferences of Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium spp. in the Petagas River, Sabah, Malaysia
title_full Habitat preferences of Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium spp. in the Petagas River, Sabah, Malaysia
title_fullStr Habitat preferences of Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium spp. in the Petagas River, Sabah, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Habitat preferences of Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium spp. in the Petagas River, Sabah, Malaysia
title_sort habitat preferences of freshwater prawn, macrobrachium spp. in the petagas river, sabah, malaysia
publisher e-VIBS, Faculty of Science and Natural Resources
publishDate 2024
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/43028/1/FULL%20TEXT.pdf
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