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The presence of Asian catfish, Clarias batrachus in Malaysia is at a deteriorating state. It is hardly a cultured species since the supply of seed is unavailable. This species is found in lowland streams, swamp and rice fields. Therefore, they are greatly exposed to factors such as intermittent periods of drought, devastation of the natural habitat and agro-chemicals. Presently, fish farmers are more into the culture of Clarias gariepinus. This threatened the mere existence of this indigenous C. batrachus. Hardiness, good growth, efficient food conversion and excellent nutritional profile guarantee C. batrachus as a suitable aquaculture candidate. Some conservation efforts were looked into in order to prevent the extinction of this potentially important catfish.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Science Institute of Bioscience |
| DOI Number: | https://doi.org/10.3923/ajava.2013.168.176 |
| Publisher: | Academic Journals Inc |
| Keywords: | Clarias batrachus; Walking catfish; Extinction; Aquaculture. |
| Depositing User: | Norhazura Hamzah |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Aug 2014 04:23 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Sep 2015 04:13 |
| Altmetrics: | http://www.altmetric.com/details.php?domain=psasir.upm.edu.my&doi=10.3923/ajava.2013.168.176 |
| URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29478 |
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