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News clipping:The Star | June 7, 2025 – Nation (pg. 14)
A team of researchers from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)will soon begin a study along Sungai Skudai, one of Johorโs most polluted rivers, to examine the impact of suckermouth catfish ๐๐บ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด, commonly known as ikan bandaraya, on the local ecosystem.
Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 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.
Link: https://www.thestar.com.my/…/fighting-off-the-river-aliens
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