Reproductive aspects of javaen barb fish, Systomus orphoides in the initial domestication program

Abstract. Susatyo P, Lestari W, Sugiharto, Chasanah T. 2022. Reproductive aspects of javaen barb fish, Systomus orphoides in the initial domestication program. Biodiversitas 23: 1511-1519. The population Javaen barb, (Valenciennes, 1842) Serayu River Central Java has declined, and is one most critical conservation initiatives. This research aimed to evaluate reproductive aspect an Furthermore, fish samples were collected from reared traditional ponds. bred broodstocks injected with artificial hormones before spawning, several measured analyzed descriptively according literature. Fish specimens had gonadosomatic indexes ranging 11±0.3% 16.2±0.9%. values represented all phases oogenesis spermatogenesis females males. hormone titer consisted 854.85-1058.06 pg/mL 17ß estradiol, 0.29-0.72 ng/mL progesterone, 10.87-15.68 mIU/mL follicle-stimulating hormone, 4.18-9.92 testosterone. These findings demonstrated that River's wild reached can be domesticated pond.