Tag: India
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Lot 11: Field identification and segregation of Catfish species from Doon Valley.
The sorting of some fishes in the field / fresh market catches was made on the basis of the presence of considerably long filamentous extensions of skin around mouth (barbels) and absence of scales on the body (smooth skinned). They were placed under ‘Lot 11’, tentatively labeled as ‘CATFISHES’. Some important diagnostic features of ‘CATFISHES’…
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Lot 5: Identification tips for Rasbora daniconius, Esomus danricus
Sort out the fish(es) with a dark bluish black band running from snout to the base of caudal fin: ……… place them labeled as either Rasbora or Esomus sp. This lot of fishes is generally found frequenting shallow, quiet, clear waters where there is thick growth of marginal emergent or submerged aquatic vegetation, prevalent at…