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  PARASITIC CYMOTHOIDS: A FISH’S NIGHTMARE

  The above parasitic “tongue biter” is Cymothoa eremita collected from the host Nemipterus furcosus. The first collected specimen was from Malaysian waters (in Sarawak) by Anand et al. (2015, 2017) from the buccal cavity of Psettodes erumei. Recently, two new fish hosts were recorded for this species (Martin et al., 2022): Nemipterus tambuloides (known as the Fivelined Threadfin Bream in English and Ikan Kerisi Jalur Lima in Malay) and Nemipterus furcosus (Fork-Tailed Threadfin in English and Kerisi Merah in Malay; fish featured here). This species has also been recorded from 11 other host families: Aulopidae (flagfins), Carangidae (jacks, pompanos, jack mackerels, runners, trevallies, and scads), Haemulidae (grunts), Lutjanidae (snappers), Mugilidae (mullets), Psettodidae (spiny turbots), Serranidae (sea basses and the groupers), Siganidae (rabbitfishes), Sphyraenidae (barracudas), Stromateidae (butterfishes), Tetraodontidae (puffers) (Martin et al., 2015, 2016).

  Dr. Melissa Beata Martin   •   31 May 2023   •   431 views
• • Pternandra echinata Jack (Melastomataceae)
  • Calyptomena hosii (Sharpe, 1892)
  • Shorea sumatrana (Sloot. ex Thorenaar) Sym. ex Desch. (Dipterocarpaceae)
  • Buceros bicornis Great hornbill
  • Sonerila tenuifolia Blume (Melastomataceae)
  • Buxus rupicola Ridl.
  • Globba fragilis S.N. Lim (Zingiberaceae)
  • Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M.Sm (Zingiberaceae)
  • Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C.B.Rob. (Rhizophoraceae)
  • Donax canniformis (G.Forst.) K.Schum. (Marantaceae)

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• Publications

  Action Plan on Conserving the Fireflies of Selangor River 2022-2030

  This Conservation Action Plan (CAP) is developed through input, feedback and ideas from participants of the Stakeholder Workshop consisting of implementing agencies and concerned local communities. The five Strategies in this plan are meant to com ...

  Veronica Khoo Swee Imm, Nada Badruddin, Nur Zati Akma Mustafa, Ong Su Ping & Phon Chooi Khim   •   ISBN 9789672810537   •   Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kepong
• • Trappers in Nature - The Nepenthes of Peninsular Malaysia (2023)
  • Flora of Peninsular Malaysia Series II: Seed Plants, Volume 9 (December 2022)
  • Memperkasa Perkhidmatan Ekosistem untuk Kelestarian Pertanian dan Keterjaminan Makanan (February 202...
  • Conservation Malaysia (35), 12/2022
  • Conservation Malaysia (34), 2022
  • Congregating Firefy Zones (CFZ) in Malaysia: Conservation of mangrove congregating fireflies (MNS Co...
  • Dasar Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia (2021)
  • The Economics of Selabat Mudflats Nature Reserve Sarawak (2019)
  • Burung-burung Malaysia : Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS), Volume 2 (2022)
  • PERHILITAN. (2017). Red List of Mammals for Peninsular Malaysia Version 2.0

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• Thematic Issues

  Island biodiversity

  Islands and their surrounding near-shore marine areas constitute unique ecosystems often comprising many plant and animal species that are endemic—found nowhere else on Earth. They are also key to the livelihood, economy, well-being and cultural identity of 600 million islanders—one-tenth of world population.

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• National Policy on Biological Diversity 2016 - 2025

  Goal 3 - Target 6 : Protected Areas

  By 2025, at least 20% of terrestrial areas and inland waters, and 10% of coastal and marine areas, are conserved through a representative system of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures.

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• Introduction To Access To Biological Resources And Benefit Sharing (ABS)

  Access and benefit-sharing (ABS) refers to a set of rules and principles governing the use of biological resources, or in other words, the way in which biological resources may be accessed, and how users and providers of biological resources reach agreement on the fair and equitable sharing of benefits that might arise from their utilisation.

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• Program Penghijauan Malaysia melalui Kempen Penanaman 100 Juta Pokok.

  Kempen ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kesedaran semua pihak mengenai pentingnya kawasan litupan hijau dan hutan untuk kesejahteraan dan kualiti hidup selain usaha untuk menambahbaik ekosistem dan biodiversiti negara kita. Kempen ini juga bertujuan memupuk semangat cintakan alam semula jadi melalui penanaman pelbagai jenis pokok kepada segenap lapisan masyarakat serta menyokong komitmen untuk mengekalkan litupan kawasan berhutan di Malaysia.

  #PokokKitaKehidupanKita   •   #OurTreesOurLife   •   #100JutaPokok