Biology and Culture Potential of Chitala chitala
by Anisa Mitra, Pratap Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Sumit Homechaudhuri
ISBN: 9789386615503
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Imprint : Scholars World
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 4495.00
Biblio : xiii+89., figs., tabls.,
Author Profile
Dr. Anisa Mitra completed her M.Phil. in Fisheries Management from University of Calcutta and obtained her Ph.D. from Department of Zoology, Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, University of Calcutta. She started her career as a Lecturer (Zoology) in St. Paul’s Cathedral Mission College, Kolkata. Presently, Dr. Mitra is working as Lecturer in Zoology, New Alipore College, University of Calcutta.
Dr. Pratap Kumar Mukhopadhyay obtained Ph.D. from University of Calcutta. He was a Post doctoral f
About The Book
The humped featherback, Chitala chitala (Hamilton, 1822) represents an important fishery resource in different parts of South-East Asia and particularly in India. But due to overexploitation and habitat degradation this species has been categorised as endangered (EN) in the Conservation Assessment and Management Plan, 1998 and Near threatened by IUCN (2014). Therefore, large-scale farming would not only ensure the sustainable resource utilisation and biodiversity conservation, but also will help
Table of Contents
"Dedication
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Prologue
Abbreviations
1. Chitala chitala, a New Candidate Species
2. Geographic Distribution and Habitat
2.1 Geographic Distribution
2.2 Habitat
3. General Description
3.1 Morphological Features
3.2 Morphometric and Meristic Characters
3.3 Size
4. Age and Growth Pattern
4.1 Length-weight Relationship
4.2 Allometric Growth Pattern During Early Ontogeny
5. Feeding Biology
5.1 Food and Feeding Habit
5.2 Histomorphology of Digestive System During Early Ontogeny
