The course is to provide the basics of aquatic biology on the aspects of natural history and diversity of fish.
• Basic anatomy of Fish and Shellfish
• Study of food and feeding habits of commercially important fish.
• Digestive system, Natural fish food, Types of feeding
• Qualitative and Quantitative methods of analysis of stomach contents.
• Age and growth determination by direct and indirect methods.
• Reproductive biology: maturity stages, gonadosomatic index, pondoral index, fecundity, sex ratio and spawning.
• Eggs and larval stages and developmental biology of finfishes and shell fishes.
• Tagging and marking of finfish and shellfish.
• Behavior and cognition. Schooling, orientation and migration.
• Symbiosis and biodiversity