FOOD AND FEEDING HABITS AND LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP OF CYPRINUS CARPIO SPECULARIS LINNAEUS OF DAL LAKE, KASHMIR


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Authors

  • Shyam Sunder Srinagar Research Centre of CIFR Institute, Harwan, Kashmir
  • Kuldip Kumar Srinagar Research Centre of CIFR Institute, Harwan, Kashmir
  • H S Raina Srinagar Research Centre of CIFR Institute, Harwan, Kashmir

Abstract

Gut-content analysis of fish in size range 89-522 mm showed that the mirror
carp, Cyprinus carpio specularis Linnaeus, is mainly a bottom feeder, all the sizes
chiefly feeding on decayed plant matter. Other important items found in the gut,
in the order of importance, are diatoms, algae and desmids and Crustacea. The
feeding intensity is in summer, while, in winter, the feeding is minimum. K
values are highest in March.
The length-weight relationship, proved not significant between sexes, is expressed
logarithmically by the general equation: logW = -4.7929 + 2.9802 log L.

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Author Biographies

  • Shyam Sunder, Srinagar Research Centre of CIFR Institute, Harwan, Kashmir
    Srinagar Research Centre of CIFR Institute, Harwan, Kashmir
  • Kuldip Kumar, Srinagar Research Centre of CIFR Institute, Harwan, Kashmir
    Srinagar Research Centre of CIFR Institute, Harwan, Kashmir
  • H S Raina, Srinagar Research Centre of CIFR Institute, Harwan, Kashmir
    Srinagar Research Centre of CIFR Institute, Harwan, Kashmir

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Vol. 31 No. 1 (1984)

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How to Cite

Sunder, S., Kumar, K., & Raina, H. S. (2011). FOOD AND FEEDING HABITS AND LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP OF CYPRINUS CARPIO SPECULARIS LINNAEUS OF DAL LAKE, KASHMIR. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 31(1), 90-99. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/11709