Check List 15(1): 65-69, doi: 10.15560/15.1.65
Validation of occurrence of tropical shads, Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822) and T. toli (Valenciennes, 1847) (Teleostei, Clupeidae), in Malaysian waters
Amyzee Anak Roberd‡, Hussein Taha‡, Faizah Metali‡, Norhayati Ahmad‡, Takaomi Arai‡‡ Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Corresponding author: Takaomi Arai ( takaomi.arai@ubd.edu.bn ) Academic editor: Zeehan Jaafar © 2019 Amyzee Anak Roberd, Hussein Taha, Faizah Metali, Norhayati Ahmad, Takaomi Arai. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Citation:
Roberd AA, Taha H, Metali F, Ahmad N, Arai T (2019) Validation of occurrence of tropical shads, Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822) and T. toli (Valenciennes, 1847) (Teleostei, Clupeidae), in Malaysian waters. Check List 15(1): 65-69. https://doi.org/10.15560/15.1.65 |  |
Abstract
The tropical shads of the genus Tenualosa are important and high-value commercial clupeid fishes in the Indo-Pacific region. Although there is difficulty in accurately identifying tropical shads based solely on morphology, we successfully identified T. ilisha and T. toli from Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo, which were confirmed by an analysis using 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequences. We propose that accurate identifications of tropical shad species should always include molecular genetic analysis for precise species confirmation. There is an urgent need for studies on the ecology, population dynamics, and conservation of these species in Malaysia.
Keywords
Distribution, genetic identification, Indian Ocean, Malaysia, Tenualosa, tropical species