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New record of a tropical shad Tenualosa ilisha (Teleostei: Clupeidae) in Malaysian waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2014

Takaomi Arai  and
Razikin Amalina
Takaomi Arai*
Affiliation:
Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
Razikin Amalina
Affiliation:
Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: T. Arai, Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia email: arai@umt.edu.my
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Abstract

Previous studies indicated that a tropical shad Tenualosa ilisha is found from northern Sumatra of Indonesia in the east to Kuwait in the west. In Malaysia two species, Tenualosa toil and Tenualosa macrura, have been recorded from Borneo. This is the first record of the occurrence of T. ilisha in Malaysian waters. The new record suggests the urgent need for studies of biology and population dynamics for this commercially important Malaysian species.

Keywords

TenualosadistributionIndian OceanMalaysiatropical shad
Type
Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 7 , 2014 , e66
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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