IDENTIFICATION OF FISH SPECIES IN THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE KEPENGHULUAN SERUSA, BANGKO SUB DISTRICT, ROKAN HILIR REGENCY, RIAU PROVINCE

Abstract

The coastal waters of the Kepenghuluan Serusa village was inhabit by
numerous fish species. Information about it, however, is almost none. To
understand the type of fish present in that area, a study has been conducted from
March to April 2015. The purpose of this research is to identify the fish species
caught by fishermen in the Kepenghuluan Serusa village. Samplings were done
four times, once a week, using scraping nets (mesh size 1-2 cm) and gillnet (mesh
size 1,5-2 inch). The fish sampled were then identified based on Saanin (1968),
Kottelat et al, (1993) and Matsuura et al,(2011). Results shown that there were
787 fishes captured, consist of 20 fish species and they were belonged to 17
genera, 15 families and 8 order. They were Congresox talabon, Setipinna taty,
Stolephorus baganensis, Hemipimelodus borneesis, Harpadon nehereus,
Hemirhamphus far, Strongylura strongylura, Terapon theraps, Johnius coitor,
Panna microdon, Liza parmata, Liza tade, Eleutheronema tetradactylum,
Taenioides anguillaris, Trichiurus savala, Cynoglossus cynoglossus, Cynoglossus
lingua, Cynoglossus microlepis, Zebrias zebra and Gastrophysus oblongus. The
most common species was Eleutheronema tetradactylum (211 fishes) and Panna
microdon (132) and Stolephorus baganensis (124).
Keyword: Fish identification, Coastal waters, Serusa.