This document discusses different types of cultivable fish species in India. It covers five types of fish culture: mono culture, poly culture, mono sex culture, cage culture, and integrated fish culture. Some important cultivable species in India include various types of major carps (Catla catla, Labeo rohita, Cirrhinus mrigala, Labeo calbasu, L. bata), exotic carps (Hypopthalmichthys molitrix, Ctenopharyngodon idella, Cyprinus carpio), catfish (Clarias batrachus, Heteropneustes fossilis, Wallago attu), and snakeheads (Channa spp

1. Welcome

2. Types of Cultivable
Fishes
Balwant Singh
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
Lucknow - 226025

3. Fish Culture
• On the basis of special methods and technique,
fish culture are divided into 5 types-
1) Mono Culture
2) Poly Culture or Composite Fish Culture
3) Mono Sex Culture
4) Cage Culture
5) Integrated Fish Culture

4. Base of Cultivable Fishes
1) It should have a fast growth rate.
2) It should be able to feed on natural and
artificial foods.
3) It should be have resistant to diseases.
4) It should be a prolific breeder and easy to
breed in ponds.
5) It should not be predaceous nature.
6) It should be able to survive under temporary
bad water conditions.

5. Base of Cultivable Fishes
7) The fish should be tasteful .
8) It should be have high nutritive value.
9) Species that can be culture together without
competing with each other.
10) It is able to highly preferable for maximum
utilization of water.

6. Cultivable Fish Species
• Cultivable fish species can be categorized of three
types-
1) Indigenous or the native fresh water fishes.
Exm.- Major Carps
2) Salt water fishes that are acclimatized to fresh
water. Exm.- Chanos and Mullets
3) Exotic fish which is imported from outside of
countery. Exm.- Mirror carp, Chinese
carp, Tilapia etc.

7. Cultivable Species of Fishes
• In India mostly major carps are use to cultivable
fish and some catfish also use to culture.
• The important cultivable species are Labeo rohita,
Catla catla, Cirrhinus mrigala, Labeo calbasu, L.
bata and some exotic major carps species are
Cyprinus carpio, Ctenopharyngodon idella,
Hypothalmichthys molitrix, Tilapia mossambica etc.
• And some cat fish species are Clarias batrachus,
Heteropneustes fossilis, Wallago attu etc.
• Some other species are Anabas testudineus,
Channa sps., Salmo sps. etc.

8. Catla catla
• The species has the fastest rate of growth among
the Indian major carps.
• In good nursery ponds, hatchlings of catla stocked
at the rate of 1000000 to 1250000 per hectare,
grow to a length of 20-25 mm in 15 days.

9. Catla catla
• Catla attains maturity when about 2 years old.
• In 5 kg female, a total number of 4000000 ova
were found which gives the fecundity to be 80
eggs/g body weights.

10. Labeo rohita
• Rohu also grows very fast but is relatively little
slower than Catla. They become mature in 1 year.
• The hatchings of Rohu when stocked at the rate of
1000000 to 12,50,000/ha grow to a length of 25-30
mm in 15 days, and the survival rate is 50%.

11. Labeo rohita
• In Rohu the average ret of egg is 1258/gbw.
• The weight of Rohu is (33-45cms) 900 g in one
year, 2-3 kg in second year and 5-6 kg in third year.

12. Nutritive Value of Labeo rohita
ROHU - Nutritive Value Of Common Foods Value Per 100 grm. Foods
Energy (Kcals) 97
Moisture(gm) 77
Protein(gm) 17
Fat(gm) 1
Mineral(gm) 1
Fibre(gm) -
Carbohydrates(gm) 4
Calcium(mg) 650
Phosphorous(mg) 175
Iron(mg)

13. Labeo calbasu
• Kalbasu is a widely distributed carp and grows to a
fairly large size, but its rate of growth is slower
than that of catla and Rohu.

14. Labeo calbasu
• Kalbasu grows to a length of 30-35 cms and a
weight of 450 g by the end of first year.
• The average number of eggs is 438/gbw.

15. Labeo bata
• It is a medium sized carp and attains a length of 60
cm. it is widely distributed in India and is often
cultured with other major carps.
• The growth ret of Bata is 25-32 mm in one month.

16. Cirrhinus mrigala
• This species is widely cultured in India along with
other carps.
• It grows fast and fry when stocked at 10 lack to
12.5 lack/ha grow to 25-30 mm in length in 15
days.

17. Cirrhinus mrigala
• Both the sexes mature when they are two years
old.
• For induced breeding ,they are mature in one year.

18. Hypopthalmichthys molitrix
• The silver carp is a native of China, and is widely
cultivated in S.E. Asian countries.
• It was introduced into India in 1959.
• Hatchings when stocked at 10-12.5 lack/ha, grow
to size of 25-30 mm in 15 days.
• In China this species grows to150,900, 1800 and
4200 g, at the end of first, second, third and fourth
years respectively.

19. Hypopthalmichthys molitrix
• Both the sexes of this species are reported to have
become mature when 20 months old.
• Silver carp become mature for induce breeding in
only 11 months.

20. Ctenopharyngodon idella
• The grass carp is an exotic fish introduced
recently in India.
• It has a fast growth rate.
• Fry stocked at 10-12.5 lacks/ha attain a
length 22-27 mm in 15 days.

21. Ctenopharyngodon idella
• Grass carps grow to 12 cm in three months,
and attained a length of 73-86 cm when 3
years old.
• Males become mature when 2 years old; the
females are reported to mature a year later.

22. Cyprinus carpio
• The common carp is very widely distributed all
over the world, and three varieties of the fish are
known.
• The species becomes sexually mature at different
times depending on the climatic conditions.

23. Clarias batrachus
• The species reaches a length of 20 cm by the end
of first year, and a maximum length of 40 cm by
the end of second year.
• becomes sexually mature by the end of one year.
• Generally, 2000-5000 fry are collected from one
nest.

24. Heteropneustes fossilis
• The Asian stinging catfish or Heteropneustes fossilis,
is a species found in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan,
Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Myanmar.
• In India its called Singhi. H. fossilis is can tolerate
slightly brackish water. It is omnivorous.

25. Heteropneustes fossilis
• This species breeds in confined waters during the
monsoon months, but can breed in ponds, derelict
ponds, ditches etc.
• This species grows to a length of 30 cm (12 in) TL
and is an very important component of local
commercial fisheries.

26. Wallago attu
• Wallago attu is a species of catfish in the family
Siluridae.
• It is locally known as Padhin and commonly called
Wallago.
• It can reach maximum 2.4 m (8 feet) total length.

27. Wallago attu
• This south Asian fish is found from India,
Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam, Indonesia etc.
• It is not good for culture because they consuming
more time.
• It is mature in minimum 2 years for breeding.

28. Channa sps.
• Channa is a genus of the Channidae family of
snakehead fish.
• Channa has a wide natural distribution extending
from whole India.
• They are one of the most common staple food fish
in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and other South
East Asian countries where they are extensively
cultured.
• It is mainly carnivorous but some omnivorous fish.

29. Channa sps.
• Apart from their importance as a food fish,
snakeheads are also consumed as a therapeutic for
wound healing as well as reducing post-operative
pain and discomfort, and collected for the
international aquarium pet trade.
• In India most culturable sps. Of Channa is C.
punctatus, C. striatus, C. orientalis, C. marulius, C.
melasoma, C. gachua, C. argus, C. maculata etc.

30. Channa sps.
C. stratus
C. gachuaC. punctatus
C. marulius C. orientalis
C. maculata
C. argusC. melasoma

31. Nutritive Value of Channa sps.
Nutrition Nutritive Element
(Per 100g fish)
Protein 11.2g
Fat 2.3g
Iron 0.54g
Calcium 0.14g
Phosphorus 0.2g

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