DOI: 10.14798/73.2.814
Short communication, Note
THREATENED FISHES OF THE WORLD: Labeo bata (Hamilton, 1822) (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)
2015, 73 (2) p. 89-91
Md. Alomgir Hossen, Md. Yeamin Hossain, Khairun Yahya, Md. Nasir Uddin Pramanik
Abstract
Minor carp Labeo bata is an endangered fish species in Bangladesh. This fish is one of the commercially and nutritionally valuable food fish in Asian countries including Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. L. bata is an important target species for small scale fishermen in Bangladesh who use a variety of traditional fishing gears. However, natural populations are seriously declining due to loss of habitat, siltation in the river basin, indiscriminate killing of fry and fingerlings, water pollution by industrial and domestic waste, agrochemicals and overexploitation. This paper recommends the sustainable conservation measures of this endangered fish species in Bangladesh and neighboring countries.