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Juvenile grass carp. The grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) is a species of large herbivorous freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae, native to the Pacific Far East, with a native range stretching from northern Vietnam to the Amur River on the Sino-Russian border. [ 2 ] This Asian carp is the only species of the genus Ctenopharyngodon.
The mrigal carp (Cirrhinus cirrhosus), (Bengali: মৃগেল, romanized: mrigél) also known as the white carp, is a species of ray-finned fish in the carp family. Native to streams and rivers in India, the only surviving wild population is in the Cauvery River, leading to its IUCN rating as vulnerable. [1] It is widely aquafarmed, and ...
A fishery is an area with an associated fish or aquatic population which is harvested for its commercial or recreational value. Fisheries can be wild or farmed. Population dynamics describes the ways in which a given population grows and shrinks over time, as controlled by birth, death, and migration. It is the basis for understanding changing ...
The Alosidae, or the shads, [1][2][3] are a family of clupeiform fishes. The family currently comprises four genera worldwide, and about 32 species. [4] The shads are pelagic (open water) schooling fish, of which many are anadromous or even landlocked. Several species are of commercial importance, e.g. in the genus Alosa (river herrings ...
Fish preservation is the method of increasing the shelf life of fish and other fish products by applying the principles of different branches of science in order to keep the fish, after it has landed, in a condition wholesome and fit for human consumption. [1][2] Ancient methods of preserving fish included drying, salting, pickling and smoking.
Of the subpopulations of fish evaluated by the IUCN, 20 species subpopulations and one subspecies subpopulation have been assessed as critically endangered. Additionally 3191 fish species (21% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient , meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status.
e. Marine conservation, also known as ocean conservation, is the protection and preservation of ecosystems in oceans and seas through planned management in order to prevent the over-exploitation of these marine resources. Marine conservation is informed by the study of marine plants and animal resources and ecosystem functions and is driven by ...
There are 531 species of fish in Pakistan. 233 of them are of fresh water. [ 1 ] Mahseer is the national fish of Pakistan. Here is a list of these fishes: Notopterus notoperus. Notopterus chitala. Naziritor zhobensis. Triplophysa stoliczkai - Deosai only. Diptyichus maculatus - Deosai only.