Over a million native fish released to replenish Selangor rivers

About 10,000 tinfoil barb fish fry being released into Sungai Langat during a programme. — CHAN TAK KONG/The Star

ALIEN fishes lurking in our rivers threaten the existing ecosystem, says Universiti Putra Malaysia Faculty of Science Biology Department lecturer Prof Dr Mohammad Noor Amal Azmai.

He said ikan bandaraya had characteristics such as rapid growth, prolific breeding rate, lack of predators and tolerance to lower water quality.