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Reproductive biology and identification of mud crab species sampled from
the aquaculture reservoir pond.
Nor Aizatul Akmar binti Jauhari
Supervisor: Prof Dr Abol Munafi bin Ambok Bolong
Bachelor in Science Agrotechnology (Aquaculture)
School of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences
The mud crabs species were sampled in aquaculture reservoir pond in order to conduct
the study of diversity of species, gonad maturation and the relationship between the
Carapace width (CW) – body weight (BW). 30 samples of mud crabs were collected
using ‘bintuh’. The study showed that the Scylla olivacea were dominated the area
(100%) at aquaculture reservoir pond compare to Setiu Wetland. Study shown that S.
olivacea undergoes four stages of ovarian maturation as stage I have whitish ovary
colour, stage II have light yellow ovary colour, stage III has orange ovary colour and
stage IV have reddish orange ovary colour. The maturity size of the mud crabs in
aquaculture reservoir pond has no significant different between the mud crabs in Setiu
Wetland.
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