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Review on Clupisoma garua (Hamilton, 1822), an inhabitant species in inland open waters of India

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Title Review on Clupisoma garua (Hamilton, 1822), an inhabitant species in inland open waters of India
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Creator Bhakta D
S Sonia
 
Subject Biological information, Clupisoma garua, Conservation
 
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Clupisoma garua (Hamilton, 1822) commonly known as ‘garuabachcha’ 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 andanthropogenic activities.In the present
review, we have tried to give detail information of ‘garuabachcha’, which will be useful to
know the species, its potential importance and suitable conservation measures may carry
out accordingly.
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Date 2021-09-09T13:53:34Z
2021-09-09T13:53:34Z
2020-01-01
 
Type Article
 
Identifier Not Available
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/61931
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Innovative Farming