Otolith Atlas of Freshwater Bony Fishes from Kashmir Waters in the Indian Himalayan Region

Author: Nowsheen Mushtaq, Syed Talia Mushtaq*, Tasaduq Hussain Shah, Farooz Ahmad Bhat, Syed Aalia Mushtaq and Aziz-ul-Rehman

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Abstract

This research represents the otolith belonging to fourteen species under five families of teleost fishes caught by using various fishing gears from different water bodies of Kashmir. The otoliths were removed carefully by making an incision in the cranium. The photographs of otoliths were taken in pairs using black background. This is the novel work on this subject for the fish species found in Kashmir valley.

Keywords

Otoliths, sagittae, exotic species, freshwater fish, gears, teleost

Conclusion

In this research, otolith images of the fish species found in Kashmir were determined for the first time with an aim to provide a photographic guide of sagittae otoliths of the main fish species found in Kashmir. This atlas consists of photographic images of sagittae otoliths of fourteen species belonging to five families distributed in three orders.

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Nowsheen Mushtaq, Syed Talia Mushtaq, Tasaduq Hussain Shah, Farooz Ahmad Bhat, Syed Aalia Mushtaq and Aziz-ul-Rehman (2023). Otolith Atlas of Freshwater Bony Fishes from Kashmir Waters in the Indian Himalayan Region. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(2): 1043-1045.