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Morphological and Skeletal Deformities in Labeo Rohita (Ham. Buch.) from Fresh Water Fish Ponds of Punjab


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Six aberrant adult specimens of Labeo rohita, a commercially important major Indian carp cultured in Punjab ponds were seen at Gumat fish market, Jammu and have been described. These morphological and vertebral deformities are most probably induced by water degradation caused by excessive use of pesticides in leading grain producing state of the country and predatory effects in one of the specimen.
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Authors

S. P. S. Dutta
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Jammu
Deepika Slathia
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Jammu
Vaseem Katoch
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Jammu

Abstract


Six aberrant adult specimens of Labeo rohita, a commercially important major Indian carp cultured in Punjab ponds were seen at Gumat fish market, Jammu and have been described. These morphological and vertebral deformities are most probably induced by water degradation caused by excessive use of pesticides in leading grain producing state of the country and predatory effects in one of the specimen.

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