The Ganga River Basin has three major physiographic divisions (i) the Himalayas (ii) the Ganga plain and (iii) the Peninsular plateau. It is a home of more than 4.5 million people that directly and indirectly depend on the Sunderban ecosystem services (WWF, 2019). The plates have been incubated at 35 °C aerobically for 24 h. Distinct and isolated colonies were picked-up, purified, and identified on the basis of their morphological, cultural, and biochemical characteristics. There was a general trend of increasing fish production from 2010 to 11 to 2015–16 with a production value of 30.61 lakh MT in the previous year and 38.18 lakh MT in the last year. 101–104). But in the next year export quantity and earnings of the country's decreased, reached at 84904.5 metric tons (534.92 million USD). Labeo calbasu (Hamiliton) Karaunchh Rare LC 4. Afterwards, a significant fall in the production occurred in 2002–03 (1.99 lakh MT). Bacterial culture (Cruickshank, 1972) from the surface lesions and gills of each of the four most widely affected fish species revealed isolation of hemolytic Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Klebsiella sp preliminarily (Kar and Dey, 1990a,b,c). List of Interspecific Hybrids Between Indian Major Carp, Table 3.2. There are different legal issues for the fisheries sector in Bangladesh. Annual marine fish production of Bangladesh over the last 19 years (1987–88 to 2016–17) (FRSS, 2017). Achom Darshan, ... Debangshu Narayan Das, in Biodiversity of Fishes in Arunachal Himalaya, 2019, Rinku Singh, G.S. Haridwar, Prayagraj (Allahabad) and Varanasi are the major ancient and holy cities located along this river. It rises under the name of Bhagirathi River. This study found that there remained an increased general trend of overall fish production during the last 18 years in Bangladesh. [citation needed], The rohu occurs in rivers throughout much of northern and central and eastern India,[3] Pakistan, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar, and has been introduced into some of the rivers of Peninsular India and Sri Lanka. Common names of Labeo rohita. Mixed infection was common, with A. hydrophila, P. aeruginosa, Klebsiella sp. Various tributaries enrich the Ganga River with their water such as the Yamuna, the Gomti, the Ghaghra, the Gandak, the Kosi and the Son. Table 1. monsoon, winter and summer (Singh and Singh, 2007). Labeo calbasu Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937. The rohu is a large, silver-colored fish of typical cyprinid shape, with a conspicuously arched head. Common Name: Calbasu Scientific Name: Labeo Calbasu (Hamilton - Buchanan) Common Name: Malabar labeo Scientific Name: Labeo Dussumieri (Valenciennes) Common Name: Fimbriatus Scientific Name: Labeo Fimbriatus (Bloch) Common Name: Kuria lablo Scientific Name: Labeo Gonius (Hamilton - Buchanan) Common Name: Deccan labeo Scientific Name: Labeo Kawrus (Sykes) Common Name… Fish production of Bangladesh from different aquatic resources in 2016–17 (FRSS, 2017). Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. FAO Names: En - Catla, Fr - , Es - ... catla forms an integral component species, both in three-species polyculture with rohu (Labeo rohita) and mrigal (Cirrhinus mrigala), and six-species composite carp culture, which adds common carp (Cyprinus carpio), grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) and silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) to the species mix. Materials examined. Labeo dero (Hamiliton) Gargi Common LC 6. Labeo gonius (Hamiliton) Kuria / Gonius … In most cases, lesions and the internal organs yielded similar bacterial isolates. Common name: Kalbasu, Black rohu. The fisheries sector plays a vital role in the national economy, having a share in GDP of about 3.61%. Md. The Ganga River ecosystem underpins more than 25,000 species ranging from microorganisms to mammals (Singh and Singh 2007). In 2016–17, hilsa production reached at its peak with a production quantity of 4.96 lakh metric tons. by biochemical tests including the indole test, oxidase test, TSI test, citrate test, MLA, gas production, DNase test, and slide agglutination with standard antisera AH4. During the early stages of its lifecycle, it eats mainly zooplankton, but as it grows, it eats more and more phytoplankton, and as a juvenile or adult is a herbivorous column feeder, eating mainly phytoplankton and submerged vegetation. Bangladesh has achieved self-sufficiency in fish production where per capita consumption of fish was 7 kg/year in 1990, and that stands at 30 kg/year in recent years (FRSS, 2017). But in the next years suddenly the production dropped due to a decline in capture habitat area. labeo Labeo macrostoma Boulenger, 1898 Labeo meroensis Moritz, 2007 Labeo mesops Gunther, 1868 tana labeo Labeo microphthalmus F. Day, 1877 Labeo mokotoensis. [8], For other fishes known as Indian major carp, see. The Ganga River ecosystem is the lifeline of over 500 million people in the Indian sub-continent (Singh and Singh, 2007). 45335 ) . There existed a decreasing trend in export as well as in national earning. Notwithstanding the fact, there was ups and down from the beginning to date. Year-wise annual export of fish and fish products in Bangladesh (2000–01 to 2016–17) (FRSS, 2017). From ITIS … The Ganga River has high socio-cultural significance for India. At present, significant carp's species such as Catla catla, Labeo rohita, Cirrhinus mrigala and Labeo calbasu along with exotic carp, such as silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix); grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella); and common carp (Cyprinuscarpio) are the most widely practised culture system and available in the market. Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. or its licensors or contributors. It sustains unique and endangered animal species such as the Ganga dolphin and gharial (freshwater crocodile) (O'Keeffe et al., 2012). Local name: Kalibaus, Baus, Kalia. They generally spawn during the monsoon season, keeping to the middle of flooded rivers above tidal reach. Now a day's new interest is growing in live fishes like koi (Anabas testudineus), singh (Heteropneustes fossilis), magur (Clarias batrachus), pabda (Ompok pabda), gulsha (Mystus cavasius), etc. Labeo calbasu (Hamilton, 1822) Accepted Name Black Rohu Animalia > Chordata > Actinopterygii > Cypriniformes > Cyprinidae > Labeo > Labeo calbasu (Hamilton, 1822) common carp has been attempted, the hybrids did not show any genetic advantage over the parent stocks.” 2 Biology and Ecology Taxonomic Hierarchy and Taxonomic Standing According to Eschmeyer et al. was resistant to most antimicrobial agents (Kar et al., 1999). 3). Encyclopedia of Life; Labeo calbasu Calbasu. (2013). 4). RGUMF-432, 2 exs., 103.2–159.6 mm SL, Dikrong River at Doimukh, Papum Pare district, AP. It is reported that about 0.5 million traditional hilsha fishers' livelihoods (38% of the total capture fisheries employment) directly depend on the hilsha catch (DoF, 2017). Various rituals are performed by people along the Ghats (riverfronts) of the Ganga. List of Intergeneric Hybrids Among Indian Major Carp, Devashish Kar, in Epizootic Ulcerative Fish Disease Syndrome, 2016. The prominent riverfronts along the Ganga in Varanasi attract tourists from all over the world that generate revenue to the government and livelihood to local people. Labeo rohita was originally described as Cyprinus rohita Hamilton 1822. Add your article. Bluegill Malapterurus spp. 6). The mighty Ganga basin sustains rich diversity of herbs, shrubs, trees, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects, microorganisms, fishes and mammals. It has been considered as the most holy and sacred river of the world for ages (Bhutiani et al., 2016), though several rivers of South Asia are worshiped but the Ganga is a prominent icon of human devotion to nature (Drew, 2013). Also, there was an increasing trend in the export of fish and fish products from the period of 2000–01 to 2010–11. 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