Journal of Aquatropica Asia
Vol 8 No 1 (2023): Journal of Aquatropica Asia

KOMUNIKASI SINGKAT: KEBIASAAN MAKAN IKAN KEPALA TIMAH (Aplocheilus panchax, Hamilton 1822) DI PERAIRAN EKSTREM ASAM PASCATAMBANG TIMAH TERABAIKAN

Diah Mustikasari (Unknown)
andri kurniawan (Unknown)
Bima Syifa Aznur (Unknown)

Article Info

Publish Date
05 Jul 2023

Abstract

Kepala Timah (Aplocheilus panchax, Hamilton 1822) is one of the fish that has the survival abilities to live in a wide variety of quality waters. The ability of A. panchax to survive in acidic waters has begun to be widely studied as extremophile fish to study ecosystems in aquatic habitats that have acidic characteristics. This study aimed to determine the food habits of A. panchax as natural food in acid water of abandoned ex-tin mining activity. The results showed that the natural food for A. panchax was insects larvae or insects that fall on the surface of the waters. The food habits and terminal mouth type confirmed that A. panchax was surface feeder fish, carnivorous fish, larvivorous or insectivorous fish. The sagittiform body type was used A. panchax to did the strategy of feeding behavior by pursue or ambush their prey and it indicated that A. panchax as ambush predator.

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Journal of Aquatropica Asia
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Abbrev

aquatropica

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Universitas Bangka Belitung

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Immunology & microbiology

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Journal of Aquatropica Asia (JoAA) is an open access scientific periodical managed by the Department of Aquaculture, Bangka Belitung University. JoAA Journal involvement is carried out 2 (two) times a year, namely in July and December in the form of the main manuscript is an article that contains ...