Short communication, Note
https://doi.org/10.14798/73.4.818
THREATENED FISHES OF THE WORLD: Ompok pabda (Hamilton, 1822) (Siluriformes: Siluridae)
Md. Yeamin Hossain
; Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
Md. Alomgir Hossen
; Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
Khairun Yahya
; School of Biological Sciences and Centre of Excellence for Marine and Coastal Studies, University Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia
Md. Mahmadul Islam
; Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
Md. Ariful Islam
; Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Shrimp Research Station, Bagerhat 9300, Bangladesh
Khan Kamal Uddin Ahmed Uddin Ahmed
; Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Freshwater Station, Mymensingh 2201, Bangladesh
Abstract
The endangered catfish, Ompok pabda, is one of the foods high in nutritional value in Asian countries but its natural populations have declined due to over-exploitation and various ecological changes in its natural habitats leading to an alarming condition and deserving high conservation importance. This paper recommends the actions for the sustainable conservation of the remaining isolated population of O. pabda in Asian countries.
Keywords
Ompok pabda; catfish; endangered; conservation; Asia
Hrčak ID:
150795
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Publication date:
10.12.2015.
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