Review on Clupisoma garua (Hamilton, 1822), an inhabitant species in inland open waters of India
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Review on Clupisoma garua (Hamilton, 1822), an inhabitant species in inland open waters of India
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Creator |
Dibakar Bhakta
Sonia Solanki |
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Biological information, Clupisoma garua, Conservation
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Clupisoma garua (Hamilton, 1822) commonly known as ‘garua bachcha’ under the order Siluriformes and family Schilbeidae, a potamodromous species, demersal habitat and found both fresh as well as brackish water. The species is mainly distributed in Asian countries like Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Nepal and found mainly large freshwater bodies. The species are categorized as Least Concern (LC) by IUCN but kept as Vulnerable (Vu) category by the CAMP and CAFF reports. It is anomini-carnivore species and feeds on insects, molluscs, crustaceans and small fishes in wild conditions. The species have both food and ornamental values and the medium-size individual also treated as game fish in India. Through the species is said to be widely distributed but threatened in some localities like southern West Bengal, due to overfishing and anthropogenic activities. In the present review, we have tried to give detailed information of ‘garua bachcha’, which will be useful to know the species, its potential importance and suitable conservation measures may carry out accordingly. Not Available |
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2021-09-01T07:14:57Z
2021-09-01T07:14:57Z 2020-02-28 |
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Review Paper
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Bhakta, D. & Solanki, S. (2020). REVIEW ON CLUPISOMA GARUA (HAMILTON, 1822), AN INHABITANT SPECIES IN INLAND OPEN WATERS OF INDIA. Innovative Farming, 5(1), 25-29.
2455-6521 http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/61154 |
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English
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Society for Advancement of Agricultural Innovations
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