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Ecology and biology of the commercially valuable freshwater Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus

Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus (Synbranchidae), a sex reversal, air-breathing and eel-like exotic fish is common in freshwater area of the East and Southeast Asia, and even has been reported in Florida waters in 1997. This fish is easily found in paddy fields, ponds, rivers and swampy areas. Peop...

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Main Authors: Sow, Ai Yin, Ismail, Ahmad, Zulkifli, Syaizwan Zahmir, Azmai, Mohammad Noor Amal, Hambali, Kamarul
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Language:English
Published: Malaysian Nature Society’s 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72361/1/Ecology%20and%20biology%20of%20the%20commercially%20valuable%20freshwater%20Asian%20swamp%20eel%2C%20Monopterus%20albus.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.723612020-05-26T08:35:10Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72361/ Ecology and biology of the commercially valuable freshwater Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus Sow, Ai Yin Ismail, Ahmad Zulkifli, Syaizwan Zahmir Azmai, Mohammad Noor Amal Hambali, Kamarul Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus (Synbranchidae), a sex reversal, air-breathing and eel-like exotic fish is common in freshwater area of the East and Southeast Asia, and even has been reported in Florida waters in 1997. This fish is easily found in paddy fields, ponds, rivers and swampy areas. People, especially farmers, acknowledge it important for protein sources and culture. It is also tasteful, nutritionally rich and medicinally valuable fish with high export demands. However, due to several reasons especially overfishing, its population showed decline and could be potentially classified as a threatened species by IUCN in future. This manuscript will describe its ecological niche and potential for aquaculture activities. Malaysian Nature Society’s 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72361/1/Ecology%20and%20biology%20of%20the%20commercially%20valuable%20freshwater%20Asian%20swamp%20eel%2C%20Monopterus%20albus.pdf Sow, Ai Yin and Ismail, Ahmad and Zulkifli, Syaizwan Zahmir and Azmai, Mohammad Noor Amal and Hambali, Kamarul (2018) Ecology and biology of the commercially valuable freshwater Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus. Malayan Nature Journal, 70 (1). 47 - 52. ISSN 0025-1291 https://www.mnj.my/2018-2/
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description Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus (Synbranchidae), a sex reversal, air-breathing and eel-like exotic fish is common in freshwater area of the East and Southeast Asia, and even has been reported in Florida waters in 1997. This fish is easily found in paddy fields, ponds, rivers and swampy areas. People, especially farmers, acknowledge it important for protein sources and culture. It is also tasteful, nutritionally rich and medicinally valuable fish with high export demands. However, due to several reasons especially overfishing, its population showed decline and could be potentially classified as a threatened species by IUCN in future. This manuscript will describe its ecological niche and potential for aquaculture activities.
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author Sow, Ai Yin
Ismail, Ahmad
Zulkifli, Syaizwan Zahmir
Azmai, Mohammad Noor Amal
Hambali, Kamarul
spellingShingle Sow, Ai Yin
Ismail, Ahmad
Zulkifli, Syaizwan Zahmir
Azmai, Mohammad Noor Amal
Hambali, Kamarul
Ecology and biology of the commercially valuable freshwater Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus
author_facet Sow, Ai Yin
Ismail, Ahmad
Zulkifli, Syaizwan Zahmir
Azmai, Mohammad Noor Amal
Hambali, Kamarul
author_sort Sow, Ai Yin
title Ecology and biology of the commercially valuable freshwater Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus
title_short Ecology and biology of the commercially valuable freshwater Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus
title_full Ecology and biology of the commercially valuable freshwater Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus
title_fullStr Ecology and biology of the commercially valuable freshwater Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus
title_full_unstemmed Ecology and biology of the commercially valuable freshwater Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus
title_sort ecology and biology of the commercially valuable freshwater asian swamp eel, monopterus albus
publisher Malaysian Nature Society’s
publishDate 2018
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72361/1/Ecology%20and%20biology%20of%20the%20commercially%20valuable%20freshwater%20Asian%20swamp%20eel%2C%20Monopterus%20albus.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72361/
https://www.mnj.my/2018-2/
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