Fish Genetic Resources

Contents: Foreword. Preface. Contributors list. 1. Fish diversity in North East India/Waikhom Vishwanath. 2. Two new species of Amblyceps from Manipur, India (Teleostei: Amblycipitidae)/Waikhom Vishwanath and Irengbam Linthoingambi. 3. Fine structure of caudal skeleton of Puntius and its anomalies/M. Shantakumar and Waikhom Vishwanath. 4. The ornamental fish diversity of the Western Ghats of Kerala/T.V. Anna Mercy. 5. An overview of status of the Canara Pearlspot, Etroplus Canarensis (Day) Resources and their conservation/N. Basavaraja. 6. Fish biodiversity and ecology of the Dikhu River of Mokokchung District, Nagaland/Bendangkokba and Sharif U. Ahmed. 7. Present conservation status of Fish Faunistic resources in some Beels of Assam/B. Acharjee, A. Dutta and M. Choudhury. 8. Fishery of Arunachal Pradesh (India): A potential hub in North-East Region/P. Nath, S.C. Dey, D. Dam and D.N. Das. 9. Endangered fishes of West Bengal, with special reference to North Bengal/Madhumita Mukherjee. 10. Assessing diversity and peculiarities in the Fish Fauna of Himalayas Central Highlands and Western Ghats/P. Nautiyal and Asha Agarwal. 11. Ornamental fisheries in North Eastern India and strategies for conservation/B.K. Mahpatra, K. Vinod and B.K. Mandal. 12. Fish germplasm resources and their conservation in the upland water/P.C. Mahanta. 13. Assessment and inventory of Indian aquatic genetic resources: Collaboration and legislation/S.P. Singh, D. Kapoor and U.K. Sarkar. 14. Diversity of ornamental fishes in the Wetlands of Assam/J.N. Das and S.P. Biswas. 15. Need for re-evaluation of Aesthetic Finfish of Northern India/S.P. Biswas and J.N. Das. 16. Alternate carp species for diversification in freshwater aquaculture in India/K.N. Mohanta, S. Subramanian and N. Komarpant. 17. Studies on the biodiversity of Pahunj Reservoir/S. Sultan and M.C. Chauhan. 18. Status of fish genetic resources in uplands of Uttarakhand state/K.D. Joshi. 19. Availability of Puntius Sarana, Ompok Pabda and Bengala Elanga in different landing sites of Assam/Bibha Chetia Borah. 20. Demonstration of the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium Rosenbergii) Farming in Punjab and Haryana through sustainable management/Hardial Singh. 21. Spread of exotic fishes in Indian freshwater aquaculture: Ecological and precautionary concern/A.K. Singh. 22. Categorization of fish germplasm in different aquatic resources for conservation status/P.C. Mahanta, A.K. Singh and D. Kapoor. 23. River fish inventory under participatory approaches \'Meenachil Fish Count 2004\'/N.G. Padmakumar, L. Bindu, Nitta Joseph, B. Sreekumar, G. Sunil, N. Unnikrishnan and J. Kurien. 24. Conservation of fish biodiversity in protected areas of Narmada River: A community perspective/Vipin Vyas and Sanjeev Jain. 25. Fish biodiversity on the streams of Narmada Basin with reference to its conservation/Shriparna Saxena, Vipin Vyas, Pradeep Shrivastava and Umashankar Sarkar. 26. Role of biotechnology in Indian aquaculture/B.N. Singh. 27. Cryopreservation of Snowtrout (S. Richardsonii) milt as a means for propagation and Ex-Situ Conservation of Species/N.K. Agarwal, S.K. Raghuvanshi and Vandana Saini.

"Fishes are among the most numerous and highly diversified groups of aquatic faunae. In India, over 2400 fish species have been recorded, including alien species. The aquatic ecosystems and fisheries are subject to intense pressure from a wide range of anthropogenic and environmental disturbances. The available data indicate approximate 60% reduction in the fishes over the last three decades. It is therefore, imperative to document changes in aquatic diversity, habitat attributes, bio geographical shifts and life history so as to devise appropriate rehabilitation measures for conservation of fish and other aquatic organisms.

This book "Fish Genetic Resources" contains different chapters covering various aspects on fish taxonomic inventory, their morphological features, characterization of population, various risk and threats, alien species, captive propagation, resource assessment of fish diversity and evaluation of ecological interactions for successful conservation approaches with increased applications of cutting edge sciences, horizon of research and development in fisheries sector."