One grotesque catfish specimen was collected in Zhangjiang River (upper reach of a secondary tributary of Hongshuihe River) in Libo County, Guizhou Province, China. This specimen bears surprising character of four dorsal fins, which have not appeared in any other silurid fishes. But other morphological characters, such as two pairs of barbels, lower jaw projecting beyond upper jaw, the first do...

The objectives of the study was to determine the total lipid content, fatty acid composition and tocopherol content of muscle of eleven fresh water fishes belongs to Cichlidae, Anabantidae, Siluridae, Cyprinidae, Channidae families lived in reservoirs in Sri Lanka and to find high nutritious fresh water fish and the relationship of diet of fish with the feeding habits of fish. Muscle lipid cont...

Catfish (Siluriformes) are important species for aquaculture worldwide, with an annual production in 2018 of ca. 6 million t. This review focuses on reassessing larval development, first feeding, and early rearing practices the most farmed catfish species, along some candidate diversification: Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (Pangasiidae), Clarias gariepinus (Clariidae), Ictalurus punctatus (Ictalu...

The state of Assam in India is recognized as one the hotspots freshwater fish diversity. Beki River an important tributary Brahmaputra River. A significant decrease this region has been a major source concern recent years. diversity encountered various anthropogenic threats that have led to loss biodiversity. In study, was studied six landing zone and 31 species were recorded. ichthyofaunal bel...

Tapeworms of Gangesia Woodland, 1924 (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea) parasitic in freshwater fishes in the Indomalayan Region were critically reviewed. Evaluation of type specimens and newly collected materials from Bangladesh, Cambodia and India, as well as critical examination of extensive literature have shown that only the following four species, instead of 48 nominal species of Gangesia and Si...