Date of Publication
5-2005
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Biology
Subject Categories
Aquaculture and Fisheries | Biology
College
College of Science
Department/Unit
Biology
Thesis Adviser
Jose S.R. Carandang VI
Defense Panel Chair
Reynaldo M. De La Paz
Defense Panel Member
Surya Krishna Manohar
Roberto C. Pagulayan
Abstract/Summary
A taxonomic and biogeographic study of the introduced suckermouth armored catfish locally known as 2janitor fish3 is briefly described. Specimens were collected from five sites in the Laguna de Bay basin and were examined for 19 meristic and 37 morphometric characters, and other external characters including coloration. Results were compared with existing literature on fishes in the family Loricariidae. Examination revealed that specimens of janitor fish, previously reported as Hypostomus plecostomus, actually belong to the genus Pterygoplichthys, family Loricariidae. Collected specimens consisted of two species—Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus and Pterygoplichthys pardalis. Both species were collected from the five sites except in Pasig River where only P. disjunctivus was collected.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Electronic
Physical Description
xi, 66 leaves
Keywords
Catfishes; Fishes—Identification; Fish culture
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Recommended Citation
Chavez, J. M. (2005). On the identification of sailfin catfishes introduced to Laguna de Bay and its vicinity. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/5864
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2-9-2022
