When presented with stimulus shoals of siblings and conspecifics in equal number, P. sarana subnasutus were able to discriminate their siblings and preferred to associate with them. Given a choice between large shoal and a small shoal consisting of siblings, the juvenile fish preferred to associate with larger stimulus group to the smaller one. However, juveniles traded off their preference for...

In the present research, we examined Ichthyofaunal diversity, habitat preferences, and environmental variables in Chittar River tributaries Tamilnadu, India. The species composition is comprised of 14 representing 4 orders, 6 families, 12 genera. Cyprinids were most abundant group assemblage fishes, which was approximately 61.5%-83.33%. According to Shannon-diversity index fish populations stud...

the cellular organization of the olfactory epithelium of puntius sarana (hamilton, 1822) was explored by means of optical and scanning electron microscopy. the oval shaped olfactory rosette was composed of 26-28 primary lamellae distributed from both sides of the central raphe. the sensory epithelium confined chiefly on the linguiform processes of the lamella and rest of the portion consisted o...

The Olive barb Puntius sarana (Hamilton, 1822) is a member of the family Cyprinidae and its conservational status has been referred as critically endangered in Bangladesh and vulnerable in India. An experiment on artificial propagation of the critically endangered fish P. sarana was carried out to determine the suitable dose of pituitary gland (PG) hormone as well as to determine the effective ...

Monitoring the impact of fishing pressure on Singhiya River is critical for resource development and sustainability, present situation alarming causing concern among public. This study aimed to identify fish community trends over time space in river, investigate environmental variables abundance dispersion. Monthly sampling was performed from October 2020 September 2021 5th 10th each month. We ...