Heavy metals are that have high-density and non-biodegradable. Among all pollutants, heavy metal pollution is the most serious. Ompok bimaculatus a freshwater fish belongs to cat family. Objective: To estimate concentration of six (Copper, Ferric, Cadmium, Chromium, Nickel Lead) in water, sediments some organs (gills, fins muscles) collected from river Ravi. Methods: The accumulation level was ...

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...

Fish is an economically viable source of animal protein that widely available even in rural areas, making it easily accessible protein. The aim the present study was to determine proximate composition and nutritional value 6 different freshwater species fishes: Orechromis nitoticus, Labeo rohita, Ompok bimaculatus, Notopterus chitala, Channa striata, Catla catla. conducted from March September ...

The contamination of aquatic systems with heavy metals is affecting the fish population and hence results in a decline of productivity rate. River Kabul is a transcountry river originating at Paghman province in Afghanistan and inters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and it is the major source of irrigation and more than 54 fish species have been reported in the river. Present study a...