DOI: 10.14798/73.2.798
Short communication, Note
THREATENED FISHES OF THE WORLD: Eutropiichthys vacha (Hamilton, 1822) (Siluriformes: Schilbeidae)
2015, 73 (2) p. 80-82
Md. Yeamin Hossain, Md. Akhtar Hossain, Zoarder Faruque Ahmed, Rafiqul Islam, Md. Alomgir Hossen, Md. Mosaddequr Rahman, Jun Ohtomi
Abstract
TRiver catfish Eutropiichthys vacha is one of the foods high in nutritional value in Asian countries. However, natural populations have seriously declined or are on the verge of extinction due to over-exploitation and various ecological changes in its natural habitats, leading to an alarming situation which deserves high conservation attention. This paper suggests conservation measures that should be taken into account towards the preservation of the remnant isolated population of E. vacha in Asian countries.
Keywords
eutropiichthys vacha, river catfish, critically endangered, conservation, asia