Principles of Fish Biology Book For BS by Prof. Dr. M. Naeem

• Best Seller
• According to the syllabus
• New Pattern
• Revised Edition
• For MSC, MPhil, Zoology,DVM,PPSC.CSS
• Punjab Fisheries Department

 

Introduction

• Basic conceptual terms
• Common Nahte, Scientific Name and Feeding Habits of few Culturable fishes
• Classification of living fishes
• Comparison between Chondrichlhyes and Osteichthcys
• Differentiate between Shark and Ray
• Differences between Agnatha and Gnathostomata
• Differences between Lamprey and Hag fishes
• Role of Aquaculture/ Fisherics in Economy Pakistan

 

Fish Morphology

• Fish External Structure
• Fish Body Shapes
• Eyes, Mouth Nostrils, Teeth of fishes
• Head of fishes (Size and Shape)
• Scales in fishes
• Colouration in fishes
• Operculum
• Fins in fishes
• Fin rays and Fin spine
• Fin Formula and Meristic characters
• Caudal Fin in Fishes
• Barbels in Fishes

 

Fish Anatomy

• Skull, Backbone, spines
• Brain and spinal cord in fishes
• Gills (Respiratory organs in fishes)
• Heart
• Blood in fishes
• Fish Liver
• Fish Kidney
• Swim bladder in fishes
• Stomach of fishes
• Spleen in fishes
• Pancreas
• Intestine
• Pyloric caeca or digestive caeca
• Reproductive Glands; Gonads
• Testes
• Ovaries
• Reproductive behaviour in fishes

 

Fish Systematics

• Systematics
• Historical background of systematics
• Tasks of the Systematics
• Taxonomic Concept
• The data of classification
• Study of Collections
• Zoological Nomenclature
• Identification Of Fishes Up To Family, Genus, Species
• Identification of Freshwater Culturable fishes
• Identification. Biology of major Freshwater Fishes of Pakistan
• Important Freshwater Fishes of Pakistan
• Techniques In Fish Identification

 

Feeding Groups Of Fishes

• Feeding Groups / Feeding Habits of Fishes
• Voracious Fishes
• Larvivore Fishes
• Feeding adaptations in fishes

 

Ecology of Fishes

• Importance of water in life of fish
• Ecological classification of fishes
• Ecology of Lakes
• Ecology of River and Stream
• Ecology Estuaries (Brackish Water)
• Ecology of sea (Marine Waters, Marine Biology)

 

Practical

• Study of Different Organs of Fishes
• IMIK’O rohita (Rohu)
• Rita rita (Khagga)
• Study of Fish Skelton (Skeleton of labeo)
• Collection, preservation and identification of fishes
• Feasibility report/Economics of one acre fish farm (Polyculture)
• Feasibility Report of one acre fish farm (Tilapia only)