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Checklist and habitat descriptions of edible gastropods from Sarawak, Malaysia

Sarawak comprises of vast areas of wetland which is the habitat of huge number of edible gastropods. Among the wetland faunal composition, the edible gastropod is one of the important sources of animal protein for the local communities. This diversity of edible gastropod was studied from seven Divis...

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Main Authors: Hamli, Hadi, Idris, Mohd Hanafi, Abu Hena, Mustafa Kamal, Wong, Sing King, Arshad, Aziz
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Published: Academic Journals 2013
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spelling my.upm.eprints.307012015-09-11T01:02:32Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30701/ Checklist and habitat descriptions of edible gastropods from Sarawak, Malaysia Hamli, Hadi Idris, Mohd Hanafi Abu Hena, Mustafa Kamal Wong, Sing King Arshad, Aziz Sarawak comprises of vast areas of wetland which is the habitat of huge number of edible gastropods. Among the wetland faunal composition, the edible gastropod is one of the important sources of animal protein for the local communities. This diversity of edible gastropod was studied from seven Divisions of Sarawak namely Kuching, Sibu, Mukah, Bintulu, Miri, Limbang and Lawas. Samples were collected from the wet market and catches from local fishermen. A total of 21 species representing 11 families and 16 genera of edible gastropods were identified from Sarawak. Cerithidea spp. was represented by three species while both Nerita and Pomacea were made up of three and two species each. Others were each represented by one single species. Six edible gastropod species belonged to the freshwater habitat while seven and eight species were recorded from brackish and marine habitats, respectively. Cerithidea and Pomacea showed wide geography amongst the Division and also highly distributed. Edible gastropods have high market value in the state of Sarawak and contribute significantly to the livelihoods of the certain indigenous communities in the state. Academic Journals 2013 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30701/1/Checklist%20and%20habitat%20descriptions%20of%20edible%20gastropods%20from%20Sarawak.pdf Hamli, Hadi and Idris, Mohd Hanafi and Abu Hena, Mustafa Kamal and Wong, Sing King and Arshad, Aziz (2013) Checklist and habitat descriptions of edible gastropods from Sarawak, Malaysia. Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, 8 (2). pp. 412-418. ISSN 1816-4927; ESSN: 1996-0751 http://scialert.net/archivedetails.php?issn=1816-4927&issueno=44 10.3923/jfas.2013.412.418
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description Sarawak comprises of vast areas of wetland which is the habitat of huge number of edible gastropods. Among the wetland faunal composition, the edible gastropod is one of the important sources of animal protein for the local communities. This diversity of edible gastropod was studied from seven Divisions of Sarawak namely Kuching, Sibu, Mukah, Bintulu, Miri, Limbang and Lawas. Samples were collected from the wet market and catches from local fishermen. A total of 21 species representing 11 families and 16 genera of edible gastropods were identified from Sarawak. Cerithidea spp. was represented by three species while both Nerita and Pomacea were made up of three and two species each. Others were each represented by one single species. Six edible gastropod species belonged to the freshwater habitat while seven and eight species were recorded from brackish and marine habitats, respectively. Cerithidea and Pomacea showed wide geography amongst the Division and also highly distributed. Edible gastropods have high market value in the state of Sarawak and contribute significantly to the livelihoods of the certain indigenous communities in the state.
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author Hamli, Hadi
Idris, Mohd Hanafi
Abu Hena, Mustafa Kamal
Wong, Sing King
Arshad, Aziz
spellingShingle Hamli, Hadi
Idris, Mohd Hanafi
Abu Hena, Mustafa Kamal
Wong, Sing King
Arshad, Aziz
Checklist and habitat descriptions of edible gastropods from Sarawak, Malaysia
author_facet Hamli, Hadi
Idris, Mohd Hanafi
Abu Hena, Mustafa Kamal
Wong, Sing King
Arshad, Aziz
author_sort Hamli, Hadi
title Checklist and habitat descriptions of edible gastropods from Sarawak, Malaysia
title_short Checklist and habitat descriptions of edible gastropods from Sarawak, Malaysia
title_full Checklist and habitat descriptions of edible gastropods from Sarawak, Malaysia
title_fullStr Checklist and habitat descriptions of edible gastropods from Sarawak, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Checklist and habitat descriptions of edible gastropods from Sarawak, Malaysia
title_sort checklist and habitat descriptions of edible gastropods from sarawak, malaysia
publisher Academic Journals
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