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Citizens speak: Prevent janitor fish, save Lake Mainit
by Fryan E. Abkilan, Philippine Information Agency - Caraga


Surigao del Norte (November 14) -- Prevent the population increase and spread of Janitor fish in Lake Mainit.

This was the appeal of the people to the officials and leaders of the municipalities surrounding Lake Mainit that include municipalities of Mainit, Alegria, Santiago, Tubay, and Jabonga.

Aptly called the 'janitor fish' (Pterygoplichthys pardalis and P. disjunctivus), this imported specy of freshwater catfish native of Amazon in South America was introduced in 1990 by the local ornamental fish industry to be used by aquarists for cleaning up the sides of aquaria which the fish feeds on.

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