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VOL. 6, ISSUE 4 (2021)
Food and feeding habits of cyprinid carp, Labeo fimbriatus (Bloch, 1797) from Bhadra Reservoir, Karnataka
Authors
Ramesh Iyyanahalli, B R Kiran
Abstract
In the current study, food and feeding habits of Cyprinid fish Labeo fimbriatus (Bloch, 1797) of the Bhadra reservoir of Karnataka have been discussed in this paper. Both qualitative and quantitative composition of food from 340 male and 350 female fishes were analysed. The gut content consisted approximately 42.75% of mud and sand, 22.83% of diatoms, 16.75% of decayed organic material, 12.41% of chlorophycean algae, 4.0% of semi digested matter and 1.16% of miscellaneous items. The fishes with active feeding (Full, ¾ full) was recorded during February to March, June and December. Moderate feeding was noticed during December-January and poor feeding was observed during monsoon/rainy months and the fishes with the percentage of empty stomachs were noticed during February, March, June, July and September to December.
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Pages:77-79
How to cite this article:
Ramesh Iyyanahalli, B R Kiran "Food and feeding habits of cyprinid carp, <em>Labeo fimbriatus</em> (Bloch, 1797) from Bhadra Reservoir, Karnataka ". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 6, Issue 4, 2021, Pages 77-79
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