Roesma D. I, Tjong D. H, Karlina W, Aidil D. R. 2019. Taxonomy confirmation of Puntius cf. binotatus from Gunung Tujuh Lake based on Cytochrome Oxidase-I (COI) gene. Biodiversitas 20: 54-60. The population of Puntius cf. binotatus Gunung Tujuh Lake in considered as an isolated population which found in the 20-30 meters depth under the water Gunung Tujuh Lake, Sumatra Island. The species often exhibit different phenotypic characters and may genetic characters may also different due to their response to habitat/ecological conditions. Previous study on P. binotatus from several locations in West Sumatra showed the complexity of the genetic and morphological characters. A molecular study using COI gene of P. cf. binotatus from Gunung Tujuh Lake in Sumatera has been conducted to determine the taxonomic status of the fish. The distinct morphological characters of Puntius cf. binotatus is one black spot in the middle of the caudal and the absent of black spot on the base of the anterior dorsal ray. The analysis on COI gene showed that the range of sequence divergences between P. cf. binotatus Gunung Tujuh Lake and other Sumatra P. cf. binotatus is 3.1-7.6% and 4.1% to Barbodes banksi. This value represents the differences at the subspecies level of Barbodes banksi. Therefore Barbodes banksi gunungtujuh is proposed as an appropriate name to P. cf. binotatus Gunung Tujuh Lake.

Research on the antimicrobial test of Fejervarya frog skin secretions (Anura: Dicroglossidae) in West Sumatra. This study aimed to analyze the ability of compounds secreted from the skin of F. cancrivora and F. limnocharis in West Sumatra to inhibit the growth of Gram Negative bacteria, Gram Positive bacteria, antibiotics-resistant bacteria and fungi. This study used the diffusion method with paper discs for  antimicrobial test of frog skin secretions. Result from this study showed that the skin secretions of F. cancrivora and F. limnocharis in West Sumatra, Indonesia did not show any antimicrobial properties.