摘要：The purpose of this study was to determine the reproduction of Snakehead fish (Channa striata Bloch, 1793) in the waters of the Merauke district wasur swamp. The data analysis used was the sex ratio, the level of gonad maturity, and the first size of gonad maturity. The results showed that the sex ratio of male and female snakehead fish in October and November at stations I and II tended to be balanced, while in September the sex ratio of snakehead fish at station I was balanced and at station II was not balanced. The maturity level of snakehead fish gonads at TKG III in September was around 35.48%, in October 28.57% and 15.38% in November. The size of the first time the gonads were ripe, the results showed that the first time the fish were ripe, the gonads were 190 mm long and weighing 50.3 g.
