Journal of Research and Development
Open Access
ISSN: 2311-3278
ISSN: 2311-3278
Fishes are severe in food web and food chain as both intermediate trophic levels and top predators in all ecosystems. This review article provides the earliest chronological description of the feeding behavior of Labeo calbasu with special reference to cleaning of bottom. The feeding nature of fishes varying to stage of life cycle, season, locality, structure of food web, food supply, richness of species in water bodies, base of sexes (male or female) and organic load in the ecosystem. Feeding nature acting an important role in estimate of growth rate, productivity potential of water, habitat predilection, baseline data for culture and conservational strategies programme. It may be concluded that the L. calbasu is mostly detritus feeder and herbivorous. However, it feeds in the bottom (bottom feeder) of the water bodies (Example ponds, rivers, canals and reservoirs). It is also helping for the cleaning of bottom (aquaculture ponds and river bed) through feeding nature (detritus feeder). As the resulting, feeding nature of L. calbasu may have been helping to increasing of the aquaculture production especially Asian countries or native places. Therefore very necessary for believe as a cultivable fish species in the ponds and reservoir and this will require closer collaboration between aquaculture scientists, fish farmers and environmental managers (example river sector).
Published Date: 2025-06-19; Received Date: 2024-09-06