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Puntius Setnai
''Pethia setnai'' is a species of cyprinid fish native to streams of the Western Ghats, India. It is an endemic fish and is most commonly found in flowing sections of hill streams and smaller rivers. It can reach a length of up to TL. The species named after later Dr. Sam Bomansha Setna, who was the first Director of Fisheries of the erstwhile Bombay State.Chhapgar, B.F. & S.R. Sane (1992). A new fish of the genus PuntiusHamilton (Ostariophysi: Cyprinidae) from GoaJournal of the Bombay Natural History Society89: 357–359 This species of fish needs the water temperature 20–26 °C, pH of 6.0–7.5 and the Hardness 90–268 ppm. It is an omnivore and most likely to be found eating worms, as well as insects, other small sized Invertebrate, plant material and organic detritus. This fish is to be thought as a good potential as an aquarium fish if it was to be bred in large numbers but can't currently as it has restricted distribution and has been included in IUCN Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boman Framji Chhapgar
Boman Framji Chhapgar (1 January 1931 – 5 August 2018) was an Indian marine biologist who specialized in carcinology. The author of popular accounts on marine biology under the pen-name of "beefsea", several new species of crab, mantis shrimp and fishes have been described by him. Early life and education Boman Framji Chhapgar was born on 1 January 1931 in Bombay to Parsi parents Banoobai and Framji Chhapgar. After completing school at Bharda New High School in 1944, he studied microbiology and zoology at St. Xavier's College, graduating in 1948 with microbiology as his main subject. He also obtained a second Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from the Royal Institute of Science, Bombay with zoology. In 1951 he joined the Taraporewala Marine Biological Station (attached to the Taraporewala Aquarium), affiliated to the University of Bombay as its first MSc student. In 1954 he was awarded the Shri Vicaji D. B. Taraporevala Senior Research scholarship. He registered for a PhD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprinid
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest vertebrate animal family in general with about 3,000 species, of which only 1,270 remain extant, divided into about 370 genera. Cyprinids range from about 12 mm in size to the giant barb (''Catlocarpio siamensis''). By genus and species count, the family makes up more than two-thirds of the ostariophysian order Cypriniformes. The family name is derived from the Greek word ( 'carp'). Biology and ecology Cyprinids are stomachless fish with toothless jaws. Even so, food can be effectively chewed by the gill rakers of the specialized last gill bow. These pharyngeal teeth allow the fish to make chewing motions against a chewing plate formed by a bony process of the skull. The pharyngeal teeth are unique to each species and are used by scient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
