Biotropika
Vol. 11 No. 2 (2023)

Identification of Mudskipper Species in Mangrove Area of Luwu Timur, Luwu Utara, and Wajo South Sulawesi Indonesia

Annisa Zakiyah Darojat (Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia)
Agung Pramana Warih Marhendra (Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia)
Nia Kurniawan (Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Aug 2023

Abstract

Mudskipper is amphibious fish that inhabited sandy beaches, mudflat, and mangrove areas. This fish is euryhaline because of its tolerance to varying salinity as well as pH, temperature, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen. This study aimed to identify the taxonomy status of mudskipper in Banua Pangka Mangrove Ecotourism, Seta-Seta Beach, and Masiae River, it was expected to be additional information used as a basis for management and benefaction in taxonomic and ecological aspects. The sampling method of this study was purposive sampling. Morphological identification was carried out by observing morphometric and meristic character. The result found two mudskipper species from three sampling sites, namely Periophthalmus argentilineatus and Periophthalmodon freycineti. Water quality parameter values at three sampling locations were within the optimal range for mudskipper species according to the previous study. The temperatures ranged from 28-33 Celsius, the dissolved oxygen ranged from 2.04-6.74 mg/L, the pH ranged from 6.57-7.1, conductivity ranged from 3.47-41.2 mS/cm, and the salinity ranged from 1.7-2.58 per-mille.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

biotropika

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Subject

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

Description

Biotropika: Journal of Tropical Biology invites research articles, short communication, and reviews describing new findings/phenomena of biological sciences in tropical regions, specifically in the following subjects, but not limited to biotechnology, biodiversity, microbiology, botany, zoology, ...