Zoology: Zoology and the environment are closely interconnected fields that study living organisms and their interactions with the natural world. What is Zoology? Zoology is the branch of biology deals with study of animals, including their behavior, anatomy, physiology, genetics, distribution, and evolution. It encompasses a wide range of topics related to animals, from the smallest…
Larvivorous Fishes of India Identification Characteristic and Importance: Larvivorous fishes are a group of fish species that primarily feed on the larvae or immature stages of other aquatic organisms, particularly mosquito larvae. They play a crucial role in controlling mosquito populations and are often employed as a biological control method for managing mosquito-borne diseases like…
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Miscellaneous Freshwater Carps Fishes: Except Indian major carps other major carps are commercially important fishes belonging to cyprinidae family. The carp group of fishes are dominant in freshwater resources like rivers, ponds, reservoirs etc. Carps fishes are 85% contribute in freshwater aquaculture. among the carps group some of the miscellaneous fishes also importance. The details…
Freshwater Capture Fisheries: Fisheries can be broadly classified into two types namely, inland fisheries and marine fisheries. The inland water bodies are extensively used for capture (Fishing) and culture practices in various resources. India is the third largest fish producing country in inland capture fishery and second largest aquaculture production in the world after China. Fisheries…
Indian Pomfert Fishery: Pomfrets fishery are belonging to the family, Carangidae and Stromateidae. They are shoaling demersal fishes. Pomfert fishes are very popular for delicious table fish available along Indian coast. It has high export quality and good fetch market value. They are found below upto 100 fathoms on the continental shelf. Pomfert fishery are distributed…
Ribbonfish fishery (Trichiurus lepturus): Ribbonfish fishery is a popular marine water fishery along the coastal zone of India. They are a type of elongated, predatory fish found in tropical and subtropical oceans around the world. They are a popular food fish in many countries, and the ribbonfish fishery is an important economic activity in many…
Bombay duck Fishery (Harpadon nehereus): The Bombay duck, Harpadon nehereus belonging to the family- Harpadontidae. It is represented only the single species. It is very famous commercial fishery restricted along Gujarat and Maharashtra coast, it also rarely available in northeast coasts of India. It has a prominent influence on the livelihood of men and women engaged…
