Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

NEW RECORD OF THE NON-NATIVE SPECIES OF MAYAN CICHLID (CICHLASOMA UROPHTHALMUS GüNTHER, 1867) IN KLAWING RIVER, CENTRAL JAVA, INDONESIA

Novalina Serdiati, Muhammad Safir and R. Adharyan Islamy

Abstract

Cichlasoma urophthalmus is a species of cichlid from Mexico and Central America. We found it in Klawing River, Central Java, Indonesia (7°20’19.2"S 109°22’15.7"E), outside their native. The Specimens of C. urophthalmus were captured using gill net with a mesh size of 40 mm on 19 November 2020. The live specimens were deposited at the Hydrobiology Laboratory, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia (Hydro/MC/032/2021). There are positive and negative impacts on non-native fish appearance, especially those that are invasive such as C. urophthalmus.