‘Keep tank fish out of S’gor rivers’

Izham (second from left) looking at the new signboard illustrating the differences between invasive and native fish species near Sungai Klang beside Masjid Al-Ridhuan in Hulu Kelang. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

Selangor government is urging the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry to implement stricter measures to control the sale and release of invasive ornamental fish, particularly the Hypostomus plecostomus (pleco) species, also known as ikan banda­raya, which threaten river ecosystems.

Selangor infrastructure and agriculture committee chairman Datuk Izham Hashim said the state was working towards preventing the release of alien fish species into rivers.