Unsuspecting threat: A file picture showing a pile of over 100 suckermouth catfish caught from a river. — Photo courtesy of Komuniti Pemburu Ikan Bandaraya
JOHOR BARU: A team of researchers from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) will soon begin a study along Sungai Skudai, one of Johor’s most polluted rivers, to examine the impact of suckermouth catfish (Hypostomus plecostomus), commonly known as ikan bandaraya, on the local ecosystem.
UTM Faculty of Science bioscience department senior lecturer Dr Mohd Farizal Ahmad Kamaroddin said that in February this year, the team managed to capture more than 300kg of the invasive species from a stream connected to Sungai Skudai near Kampung Pertanian in Kulai.
