UMUR GLAS EEL (Anguilla spp.) YANG MASUK MUARA SUNGAI PROGO, YOGYAKARTA:

Agung  Budiharjo; Tjut Sugandawaty  Djohan; Djumanto Djumanto; Jusup  Subagja

doi:10.23869/334

Agung Budiharjo Department of Biology, Sebelas Maret University
Tjut Sugandawaty Djohan Laboratory of Ecology, Faculty of Biology, Gadjah Mada University
Djumanto Djumanto Laboratory of Management of Fisheries Resources, Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture, Gadjah Mada University
Jusup Subagja Laboratory of Ecology, Faculty of Biology, Gadjah Mada University

Keywords: otolith, migration, spawning, Indian Ocean, catadromous

Abstract

The leptocephalus drift with sea currents and moving from spawning area into coastal area near mouth of Progo River. In the coastal area, leptocephalus metamorfosed into glass eel, after that glass eel migrated to river. The aims of this research were to estimate glass eels age and predict hatching dates. Glass eels sampled on new moon during Februari 2007–Mei 2009 at mouth of Progo River. Glass eel ages estimated using their otolith microstructure. Hatching dates predicted with back calculation of glass eels age. We collected 1.082 glass eels. The ages of glass eel at recruit ranged from 58 to 190 days, and divided into 5 age groups. Glass eels are migrated to river hatched on “new moon” from July to January. Glass eels are migrated to river during October–January hatched during July–October. Glass eels are migrated to river during February–Juny hatched during November – January.