Table 1. Species composition of the gillnet catch over the study period

Scientific name Common name Local name Station I Station II Station III Station IV Total
nt % n % n % n % nt %
Anabas testudineus Climbing perch Dumbaya 1 0.13 5 2.6 0 0 13 1.65 19 0.97
Barbonymus gonionotus Java barb Tawes 127 15.93 18 9.38 8 4.65 115 14.60 268 13.75
Channa striata Striped snakehead Tola/Kabosi/Gabus 1 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 0.05
Cyprinus carpio Common carp Karper 0 0.00 0 0 6 3.49 2 0.25 8 0.41
Glossogobius sp. Tank goby Manggabai 5 0.63 1 0.52 0 0 7 0.89 13 0.67
Planiliza sp. Mullet Bulalao 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 1 0.13 1 0.10
Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique tilapia Mujair 272 34.12 125 65.1 54 31.4 199 25.25 650 33.35
Oreochromis niloticus Nile tilapia Nila 387 48.55 42 21.88 102 59.3 445 56.47 976 50.08
Scatophagus argus Spotted scat Kitang 1 0.13 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 0.05
Trichopodus pectoralis Snakeskin gourami Saribu 3 0.38 0 0 2 1.16 6 0.76 11 0.57
Total number of fish 797 192 172 788 1,949
Number of species 8 5 5 8 11