Abstract:

Osteobrama belangeri (Valenciennes), locally known as Pengba, is a highly es-teemed and endangered indigenous minor carp of Manipur state in northeast India. A trial on induced spawning and hatching of this species was conducted using Ovatide, an ovulating agent. Complete spawning was observed within 8 hours and larvae hatched in 26 hours at 28-29oC. Results showed 95.0 ± 1.05% fertilization and 88.8 ± 1.04% hatch-ing rate. The paper discusses the efficacy of the ovulating agent, Ovatide, and the poten-tial for large scale seed production of O. belangeri to promote commercial culture as well as for conservation of this species.

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Date 2010/05/11

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