Seasonal Occurence of Food and Feeding Habit of Labeo bata(Hamilton) (Cypriniformes : Cyprinidae)

Abstract

Food and feeding habits of fishes have a great significance in aquaculture practices. It helps to select such species of fishes for culture which will utilize all the available potential food of the water bodies without much competition with one another but will live in association with other fishes. This paper deals with the feeding intensity and food habits of L. bata . Food and feeding habit of freshwater minor carp Labeo bata (120 to 250 mm total length) were studied. The fish is a herbivore, feeding mainly on algae (22.32 %), higher plant parts (31.26 %), protozoans (7.42 %), crustaceans (15.33 %), insects (3.56 %), muds, sand, debris and detritus (16.32 %) and unidentified food materials (3.99%). [Journal of Science Foundation, 2014;12(1):7-15]

Estimation of relative growth of Minor carp Labeo bata (Cyprinidae) through multi‐linear dimensions

“…Hossain, Hossen, Pramanik, Khairun, et al () also recorded the maximum length of L. bata as 25.20 cm in Ganges River, Bangladesh which is almost similar to our study. Additionally, Joadder () recorded the maximum length of L. bata as 25.0 cm from the Rajshahi region which is almost similar to our study. The decline in the maximum sizes of L. bata in the Ganges River might be attributed either to the absence of larger‐sized individuals in the populations of fishing grounds (Hossain, Hossen, Pramanik, Ahmed, et al, ; Hossain, Hossen, Pramanik, Khairun, et al, ) or fishermen did not go where the larger size exist.…”

Food and Feeding Ecology of Mugil cephalus from Krishnapatnam and Mypadu Coasts of Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh

“…A.R. Joadder and Hossain (2008) found the highest percent of emptiness of stomachs in November (1998November ( , 1999 for Liza parsia from Bangladesh.…”

Feeding ecology, prey selection and growth performances of gold spot mullet, Liza parsia (Hamilton, 1822) in extensive brackish water farming system of Indian Sundarbans

“…Planktonic algae were reported to be the dominant food item of L. parsia and planktonic groups according to the order dominance was chlorophyceae, bacillariophyceae and myxophyceae [3] in open environment. The percentage occurrence of filamentous algae (53%) and diatoms (54.1%) was more or less equal through considerable monthly variations were seen among the two food items [34].…”

“…The gold spot mullet Liza parsia(Hamilton 1822), belonging to the family Mugilidae is a catadromousfish and widely distributed in the coastal waters of tropic, sub-tropic and temperate regions extending from 42º N to 42º S [1].With its good market price and consumer preference, abundant availability of seeds, non-carnivorous food habit, gold spot mullet is easily cultivable in shrimp growing areas and forms commercially important candidate for polyculture with shrimp and other mullets [2][3][4][5].Gold spot mullet, popularly known as 'parsia' in Indian subcontinent, can tolerate wide range of environmental fluctuation [6].…”