Overview for A Handbook of Ornamental Fishes of the Brahmaputra Basin
Ornamental fisheries, especially rearing and breeding of freshwater aquarium fish have gained popularity in India over the last two decades or so. North-eastern India being one of the meg-diversity regions in south Asia, the aquarium fish traders obviously identified the region, especially the floodplains of the Brahmaputra River as ahunting ground for exploitation of endemic and colourful fish species and their export to the far eastern countries. But what is surprising that we do not have a proper documentation or baseline information about the exact number of species currently available in the brahmaputra basin and their ornamental features, rating and compatibility. After all, one requires comprehensive biological informations of the fish and their habitats in order to rearing, feeding and breeds them in captive condition. This handbook on ornamental fishes of the Brahmaputra basin will serve as a baseline data not only for the naturalist but also for the aquarist who would like to venture the world of ornamental fishes.
J.N. Das (Author)
Dr. Jugendra N. Das is an alumnus of Dibrugarh University. Assam from where he obtained both his M. Sc. (2002) and Ph.D. (2008). Beside being qualified in CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test and State Level Eligibility Test (NE-SLET Commission), he has been actively engaged in research works on ecology, biology and captive rearing and breeding of ornamental fishes from the Brahmaputra basin. He has co-authored one book and has published 10 research papers in reputed journals. He has also participated more than a dozen of National and International seminars/ workshops so far. Presently, he is working Lecturer in Zoology at Sibsagar College, Joysagar, Assam.
S.P. Biswas (Author)
Dr. S.P. Biswas, Professor & Head, Department of Life Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Assam has been working on various aspects of fish and fisheries of the Brahmaputra River fort he last three decades. So far, he has supervised 5 research projects, guided 12 Ph.D. Scholars, and published 4 books and about 70 research papers in various national and international journals. He is also associated with 10 professional bodies related to fisheries and environmental biology.
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