A. Latif’s research while affiliated with Government Emerson College Multan and other places

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Diversity, abundance and seasonal variations of fish community in lentic water bodies of indus river at ghazi ghat, Pakistan
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January 2016

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M.Z. Hussain

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A. Latif

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S.W. Ahmed

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M. Ali

The Indus drainage system has a key role in sustaining agriculture and aquatic biodiversity of Pakistan. Fish exhibit enormous biodiversity, inhabiting a variety of habitats and are important indicators of water quality. In present study, fish sampling was conducted from November 2007 to October 2008, using cast and drag nets. The fishes were identified following standard key. The data was statistically analyzed by one way ANOVA. A total of 22 fish species belonging to 10 families were recorded. The maximum fish species belonged to Cyprinidae (10) and minimum to Clupeidae (1). The cyprinids show higher relative abundance (72.27 % of total catch) compared to other fish families during the whole study period. Labeo rohita, Cirrhinus mrigala, Catla catla were the most abundant species with high frequency of occurrence. The relative abundance (%) of cyprinids was more in winter months compared to summer months. Highest species richness (as taxa numbers) was observed in December and lowest in September. There was no significant effect of season on fish abundance (P < 0.05). Diversity indices values indicate low fish biodiversity at this site. Copy 2016 Zoological Society of Pakistan.


Effect of feeding habit, size and season on proximate composition of commercially important fishes from lentic water bodies of indus river at Ghazi Ghat, Pakistan

January 2016

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The present study was undertaken to analyze the effect of feeding habit, size and season on body composition of six commercially important wild fishes. The fishes were captured in summer and winter months. The water, ash, lipid and fat contents (%) were determined. One way ANOVA was used to analyze statistical significance of data. The water, ash, lipid and fat contents (%) were significantly different (P<0.05) between fish groups of different feeding habits. At species level, % water contents (77.64±1.96) and % ash contents (3.24±0.40) of Wallago attu (carnivore), % ash contents (4.19±0.82) of Aorichthyes aor (carnivore), % lipids contents (9.95±3.11) and % protein contents (17.20±2.09) of Barbodes sarana (omnivore) were significantly different (P<0.05) from other species. There was no significant difference between various size groups for body composition parameters of most of fish species except for % water (73.23±2.17, 77.76±1.13), % ash (3.88±0.90, 5.64±2.63) and % lipid contents (3.86±0.65, 6.88±1.28) of Labeo rohita; and % water (71.67±2.95, 74.3±3.01), % ash (5.73±0.92, 5.77±0.92), % lipid (5.13±1.29, 6.34±2.09) and % protein contents (14.81±1.60, 16.18±1.29) of Oreochromis mossambicus. The season related significant effect (P<0.05) was demonstrated for % water contents of Barbodes sarana (66.16±1.15 in summer, 68.27±1.30 in winter); % lipid contents of Barbodes sarana (14.18±2.63 in summer, 8.94±1.32 in winter) and Labeo rohita (6.45±1.66 in summer, 4.69±1.55 in winter); and % protein contents of Barbodes sarana (15.03±2.40 in summer, 18.20±1.23 in winter), Aorichthyes aor (15.81±0.61 in summer, 14.16±2.02 in winter), Wallago attu (16.62±1.34 in summer, 14.53±1.92 in winter) and Labeo rohita (13.19±1.55 in summer, 14.87±1.83 in winter). In conclusion, several significant species specific effects in body composition parameters related with feeding habit, size and seasons were demonstrated.

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... Интересно отметить, что, несмотря на высокий индекс физиологического состояния, в мышцах Oreochromis niloticus содержалось наименьшее количество сухого вещества, в том числе белка, минеральных веществ и углеводов. Ранее мы сообщали, что у леща Abramis brama происходило увеличение индекса физиологического состояния за счет повышения обводненности мышц [30]. Предполагается, что вода замещает в тканях макронутриенты при энергетических тратах из-за неблагоприятных условий обитания рыб. ...

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Chemical composition of muscle tissue of fish reared in the aquaculture of South Vietnam
Effect of feeding habit, size and season on proximate composition of commercially important fishes from lentic water bodies of indus river at Ghazi Ghat, Pakistan
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  • January 2016

... The poor representation of fish belongs to families like Clupiedae, Symbranchidae and Chirocephalid was recorded and the richness value was obtained higher in April-May summer. Hussain et al. (2016) represents periodic dissimilarity, fish assortment and richness in pond bodies adjacent to Ghazi Ghat. Comparative richness calculated was (72.27 %) of cyprinids with other fish families. ...

Diversity, abundance and seasonal variations of fish community in lentic water bodies of indus river at ghazi ghat, Pakistan
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  • January 2016