Nursery ponds are very important for producing fish seeds/fingerlings. Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) nursery pond management in Rajshahi city was observed for a period of 6 months in 2009. Findings are briefly described here. Pre-stocking management: Pond collection: Majority farmer
Author Profile: Sahzada Hasibur Rahman
Sahzada Hasibur Rahman Student, Batch-4 Department of Fisheries, RU Email: All writings of this author are available here.
Bronze featherback: Notopterus notopterus (Pallas, 1769)
Syatematic position Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) Order: Osteoglossiformes (bony tongues) Family: Notopteridae (featherbacks or knifefishes) Genus: Notopterus Species: N. notopterus Synonyms Clupea synura Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Gymnotus notopterus Pallas, 1769 Notopterus kapirat (Lacepède, 1800) Notopterus bontianus Valenciennes, 1848 Mystus
Longfin snake-eel: Pisodonophis cancrivorus (Richardson, 1844)
Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Anguilliformes (spiny eels) Family: Ophichthidae (snake eels) Genus: Pisodonophis Species: P. cancrivorus Synonyms Myrophis chrysogaster Macleay, 1881 Ophichthus chilkensis Chaudhuri, 1916 Ophisurus cancrivorus Richardson, 1848 Ophisurus nigrepinnis Liénard, 1842 Pisodonophis cancrivorus
Menoda catfish: Hemibagrus menoda (Hamilton, 1822)
Systematic position Class: Actinopterigii Order: Siluriformes (Catfishes) Family: Bagridae (Bagrid catfishes) Genus: Hemibargus Species: H. menoda Common/Local names: Menoda catfish (Fishbase), Golsa-tengra, Arwari, koune, koune magur, Gagor, Gang magur (Bangladesh), Gagol, Ghagla, Arr-tengra, Belaunda, Belauna, Belauli, Pungah-guggah (India).(Talwar and Jhingrun,
Author Profile: Md. Foyzul Hassan Fahad
Md. Foyzul Hassan Fahad Student, Batch-9 Department of Fisheries, RU Email: fahadlmn at gmail dot com All writings of this author are available here.
Barramundi: Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790)
Systematic position: Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perchs) Family: Centropomidae (Giant perch and glass fishes) Genus: Lates Species: L. calcarifer Synonyms Coius vacti Hamilton, 1822 Holocentrus calcarifer Bloch, 1790 Lates darwiniensis Macleay, 1878 Pseudolates cavifrons Alleyne &