Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

DISTRIBUTION EXTENSION AND FIRST RECORD OF LOBOCHEILOSFALCIFER (CYPRINIFORMES, CYPRINIDAE) IN CENTRAL JAVA PROVINCE, INDONESIA

Veryl Hasan, Soemarno, Maheno Sri Widodo, Dewa Gede Raka Wiadnya

Abstract

Lobocheilosfalcifer (Valenciennes, 1842) is a native fish of Java which was described in Cisadane River, CiliwungRiver and Citarum River, with no additional distribution out site of West Java province. In May 2019, L. falcifer was observed and photographed in the Wadaslintang Reservoir, Central Java province. The identification of this species confirms its presence in a new fresh waters, about 380 km east from its type locality. The specimens of L. falcifer were characterized as follows: dorsal fin rays 11; anal fin rays 8; pectoralrays 15-16; ventral fin rays 9.