DOI: 10.14798/73.1.792
Short communication, Note
THREATENED FISHES OF THE WORLD: Mystus gulio (Hamilton, 1822) (Siluriformes: Bagridae)
2015, 73 (1) p. 43-45
M. Y. Hossain, Rafiqul Islam, Md. Alomgir Hossen, Obaidur Rahman, Md. Akhtar Hossain, Md. Ariful Islam, Md. Jahangir Alam
Abstract
Long whiskers catfish Mystus gulio is a commercially important food fish in Asian countries. But natural population is decreasing due to over-exploitation and various ecological changes in its natural habitats. This paper suggests the steps for the conservation of the remnant isolated population of M. gulio in Asian countries.
Keywords
mystus gulio, long whiskers catfish, threatened food fish, asia