Age, growth and diet of Reba carp, Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton 1822), in Lower Anicut reservoir, Tamil Nadu, India

摘要

The Reba carp Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton) has a best food category fish in India and its adjacent countries. Thenatural resources of this species are on the way out due to over exploitation and habitat changes. Here, is animportant consideration that should be taken into account to the develop conservation strategies of the species.Besides, the present investigation was designed the health condition, age and growth and assessment of feedingbehaviour. Following this, the species health status was assessed by Fulton’s condition factor and reported theirirrelevant growth related to the size. C. reba attained the highest growth rate in females than males were strongminded by von Bertallanffy Growth Factor parameters and Electronic Length Frequency Analysis. However, analysisof stomach contents was revealed that this species were observed an omnivore, particularly plankton feeder. So far,the objective of this study was to provide necessary inputs on the biological parameters of this species for artificialpropagation programs and conserved natural populations in our riverine ecosystem.