Week 7: Fresh water fishes of Pakistan (Tilapia, snakeheads and Trout)
Ali, S.S. 1999. An Introduction to Freshwater Fishery Biology. University Grants Commission, H-9 Islamabad.
PP: 30-36
Practical: Fin formula of fish
Course Material
- Week 1: Introduction to fisheries & Aquaculture
- Week 2: Diversity of shape and size in fish
- Week 3: Types of Aquaculture and culture systems
- Week 4: Fish Morphology : Integumentary system, epidermal and dermal derivatives
- Week 5: Fish Morphology: Types of scales & Coloration in fish
- Week 6: Fresh water fishes of Pakistan (Carps)
- Week 7: Fresh water fishes of Pakistan (Tilapia, snakeheads and Trout)
- Week 8: Midterm exams
- Week 9: Types of ponds, planning construction and pond preparation. Pond fertilization, application
- Week 10: food and feeding habits of fishes, feeding types, artificial and natural fish food, artificial fish feeds.
- Week 11: water quality parameters (abiotic: temperature, light, salinity, pH, turbidity, etc.) and their effects on fish health and production.
- Week 12: Biotic parameters (plankton, insects, aquatic vegetation, etc) of ponds, lakes, rivers, and impacts on fish growth.
- Week 13: Induced breeding.
- Week 14: Fish diseases and their control
- Week 15: Fishing gears & fishing techniques
- Week 16: fishing communities, Fish preservation, processing transportation and marketing
- Week 17: Presentations
- Chapters 17
- Department Zoology
- Teacher
Dr. Naila Riaz
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