Freshwater aquaculture (2+1)

Practical 1 - Study of cultivable carps

1.1. Catla catla (catla)

• It has a large conspicuous head with a deep body
• Snout is broad
• Mouth large upturned
• Lips without fringes
• Females mature at age of 2 years; males at 1- 1½ years
• It is a surface feeder feeding predominantly on zooplankton
• Catla is the fastest growing among IMCs
• Grows to 1-2 kg in a year
• Grows to over 1.5 m in length over its age.
• Breeds naturally in the rivers of North India during rainy season
• Widely distributed in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar
• Has been transplanted to the south Indian rivers
• Seed production through induced breeding.