Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

Vol 26, Aug Suppl. Issue, 2020; Page No.(73-75)

PRESENCE OF STRIPED FLYING BARB ESOMUS METALLICUS (TELEOSTEI, CYPRINIDAE) FROM WEST SUMATRA, INDONESIA

Veryl Hasan, Maheno S. Widodo, Abdul R. Faqih, Gunanti Mahasri, Muhammad Arief, Fitri S. Valen, Muhammad B. Tamam, Danang Yonarta, Fajar S. Pratama and Ren Fitriadi

Abstract

Striped flying Barb Esomus metallicus is native fish from Indochina and introduced to several countries in Southeast Asia. In Sumatra (Indonesia), it was previously known only from Siak River and Reteh River, Riau Province. This paper provide the first record of E. metallicus from Maninjau Lake in West Sumatra Province, thereby extending the distribution of the species approximately 270 and 350 km west from the previous records.