Chong, V.C. and Lee, P.K.Y. and Lau, C.M. (2010) Diversity, extinction risk and conservation of Malaysian fishes. Journal of Fish Biology, 76 (9). pp. 2009-2066.
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A total of 1951 species of freshwater and marine fishes belonging to 704 genera and 186 families are recorded in Malaysia. Almost half (48%) are currently threatened to some degree, while nearly one third (27%) mostly from the marine and coral habitats require urgent scientific studies to evaluate their status. Freshwater habitats encompass the highest percentage of threatened fish species (87%) followed by estuarine habitats (66%). Of the 32 species of highly threatened (HT) species, 16 are freshwater and 16 are largely marine-euryhaline species. Fish extinctions in Malaysia are confined to two freshwater species, but both freshwater and marine species are being increasingly threatened by largely habitat loss or modification (76%), overfishing (27%) and by-catch (23%). The most important threat to freshwater fishes is habitat modification and overfishing, while 35 species are threatened due to their endemism. Brackish-water, euryhaline and marine fishes are threatened mainly by overfishing, by-catch and habitat modification. Sedimentation (pollution) additionally threatens coral-reef fishes. The study provides recommendations to governments, fish managers, scientists and stakeholders to address the increasing and unabated extinction risks faced by the Malaysian fish fauna.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Alien species; anthropogenic causes; endemic species; fish species; habitats threat classification |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Depositing User: | Mr Faizal 2 |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Apr 2015 01:23 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Apr 2015 01:23 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/13366 |
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