Effects of formalin and alcohol on length, weight and condition factor of snow trout Schizopyge niger (Heckel, 1838)


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Authors

  • TASADUQ H. SHAH Division of Fisheries Resource Management, Faculty of Fisheries, SKUAST-Kashmir, Rangil, Ganderbal, Jammu & Kashmir-190006, India
  • IQRA F. MIR
  • FAROOZ. A. BHAT Division of Fisheries Resource Management, Faculty of Fisheries, SKUAST-Kashmir, Rangil, Ganderbal, Jammu & Kashmir-190006, India
  • S. Talia Mushtaq Division of Fisheries Resource Management, Faculty of Fisheries, SKUAST-Kashmir, Rangil, Ganderbal, Jammu & Kashmir-190006, India
  • S. I. DARVE Division of Fisheries Resource Management, Faculty of Fisheries, SKUAST-Kashmir, Rangil, Ganderbal, Jammu & Kashmir-190006, India
  • IFRAH RASHID Division of Fisheries Resource Management, Faculty of Fisheries, SKUAST-Kashmir, Rangil, Ganderbal, Jammu & Kashmir-190006, India

https://doi.org/10.56093/jifsi.v57i2.2025.173739

Abstract

Schizopyge niger, locally known as ‘Ale gad’ (Kashmiri) inhabit both lentic as well as lotic water bodies of Kashmir and is a prized indigenous fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae and order Cypriniformes. S. niger has been found to be herbivorous fish, feeding mainly on green algae, plant fragments, diatoms, detritus and unrecognizable matter (Das and Subla, 1969). The fish has been placed among prioritized list of fish for special attention by Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Bhimtal, India (Anon., 2013). 

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2025-12-01

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2026-09-01

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Vol. 57 No. 2 (2025): Journal of the Inland Fisheries Society of India

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SHAH, T. H., MIR, I. F., BHAT, F. A., Mushtaq , S. T., DARVE, S. I., & RASHID, I. (2026). Effects of formalin and alcohol on length, weight and condition factor of snow trout Schizopyge niger (Heckel, 1838). Journal of the Inland Fisheries Society of India, 57(2), 223-228. https://doi.org/10.56093/jifsi.v57i2.2025.173739