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Haematobiochemical Parametrs of Fishes of Preferential Nutritional Habits


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1 Postgraduate Department of Zoology, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar 751 004, India
 

This study compares the haematobiochemical parameters of fishes of different food habits, viz. Labeo rohita (herbivore), Channa striatus (carnivore), Clarias batrachus (omnivore) and Cirrhinus reba (detrivore). Statistical analyses reveal the significant differences in haematobiochemical parameters like haemoglobin, red blood cell, packed cell volume, mean corpuscular haemoglobin and while blood cells with respect to nutritional habits. The monocytes have been observed to vary significantly at P < 0.001 level, mean corpuscular volume deviates at P < 0.05, whereas both eosinophils and albumin show significant variation at P < 0.01 level. Haematobiochemical parameters have been regarded as a valuable tool for monitoring the health of fish.

Keywords

Freshwater Fish, Haematobiochemical Parameters, Nutritional Habit, Statistical Analysis.
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Gayatri Acharya
Postgraduate Department of Zoology, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar 751 004, India
Prafulla K. Mohanty
Postgraduate Department of Zoology, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar 751 004, India
Sujata Puspamitra
Postgraduate Department of Zoology, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar 751 004, India
Aryadhara Das
Postgraduate Department of Zoology, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar 751 004, India
Sarbeswar Nayak
Postgraduate Department of Zoology, Utkal University, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar 751 004, India

Abstract


This study compares the haematobiochemical parameters of fishes of different food habits, viz. Labeo rohita (herbivore), Channa striatus (carnivore), Clarias batrachus (omnivore) and Cirrhinus reba (detrivore). Statistical analyses reveal the significant differences in haematobiochemical parameters like haemoglobin, red blood cell, packed cell volume, mean corpuscular haemoglobin and while blood cells with respect to nutritional habits. The monocytes have been observed to vary significantly at P < 0.001 level, mean corpuscular volume deviates at P < 0.05, whereas both eosinophils and albumin show significant variation at P < 0.01 level. Haematobiochemical parameters have been regarded as a valuable tool for monitoring the health of fish.

Keywords


Freshwater Fish, Haematobiochemical Parameters, Nutritional Habit, Statistical Analysis.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv115%2Fi4%2F763-766