God's fishes: religion, culture and freshwater fish conservation in India

AbstractIndigenous communities worldwide have long relied on their environment for survival. Religious and customary beliefs that foster community conservation have not only bound these communities to ecosystems but also assisted in the conservation of species. We provide an example of how religion fosters the conservation of freshwater fishes in India. Since ancient times rural communities in India have revered fish species as symbols of divine power, and offered them protection in pools associated with temples. Such voluntary, informal institutions and arrangements continue to help conserve several freshwater fish species that are otherwise subjected to anthropogenic pressure in open-access areas. However, religious beliefs in India are waning as a result of increased urbanization, modernization of societies and disintegration of rural communities, and the sustainability of existing temple and community fish sanctuaries is questionable. We discuss the role of temple sanctuaries as an informal conservation strategy for freshwater fishes, and discuss the knowledge and policy gaps that need to be addressed for ensuring their future.

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A review of length-weight relationships of freshwater fishes in Malaysia

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research ◽

10.1515/trser-2018-0005 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 55-68 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Amonodin Mohamad Radhi ◽

Mohd-Fadzil Nurul Fazlinda ◽

Mohammad Noor Azmai Amal ◽

Hashim Rohasliney

Keyword(s):

Freshwater Fish ◽

Fish Species ◽

Environmental Changes ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Freshwater Fishes ◽

Clarias Batrachus ◽

Ecological Health ◽

Allometric Growth ◽

Freshwater Fish Species

Abstract This manuscript reviews the length-weight relationships (LWRs) of freshwater fishes in Malaysia. A total of 102 LWRs of fishes gathered from literature pertaining to 64 freshwater fish species were analysed. A meta-analysis from 13 previous reports showed that the b values was ranged from 2.19 (Clarias batrachus) to 4.106 (Barbodes binotatus). Out of 64 observed species, 47 species (11 families) experienced positive allometric growth, while another 23 species (eight families) and 31 species (12 families) were recorded under isometric and negative allometric growth, respectively. The fish LWRs observed can be used as an indicator of environmental changes and fish ecological health for freshwater fishes in Malaysia.

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Variability of functional traits and their syndromes in a freshwater fish species (Phoxinus phoxinus): The role of adaptive and nonadaptive processes

Ecology and Evolution ◽

10.1002/ece3.4961 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 2833-2846 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Allan Raffard ◽

Julien Cucherousset ◽

Jérôme G. Prunier ◽

Géraldine Loot ◽

Frédéric Santoul ◽

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Keyword(s):

Freshwater Fish ◽

Functional Traits ◽

Fish Species ◽

Phoxinus Phoxinus ◽

Freshwater Fish Species

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Freshwater Fish Species of the Oorlogskloof River, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Our Nature ◽

10.3126/on.v10i1.7746 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 8-16

Author(s):

P.P. Ramollo ◽

M. Schumann ◽

W.A.J. Pretorius

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Freshwater Fish ◽

Relative Abundance ◽

Fish Species ◽

Freshwater Fishes ◽

Endangered Fish ◽

Freshwater Fish Species ◽

Northern Cape

The freshwater fish of Oorlogskloof River were sampled in March 2010. The study aimed to determine the distribution and relative abundance of freshwater fish in the Oorlogskloof River. A total of 4643individuals represented by five fish species belonging to two families were sampled. The Barbus anoplus was only sampled in the upper reaches of the Oorlogskloof River gorge while endangered Labeobarbus capensis appeared downstream in the Oorlogskloof River. Barbus serra dominated the fish species in the system. The invasion of Tilapia sparmanni in this system was confirmed during the survey andthe species appeared to be widespread throughout the system. At this stage it does not appear to be posing a serious threat to the endangered fish species. The Oorlogskloof River can be considered as a potential refuge site for the conservation of some endemic and threatened freshwater fishes of South Africa.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/on.v10i1.7746

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On the infracommunity structure of adult cestodes in freshwater fishes

Parasitology ◽

10.1017/s0031182000063319 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 101 (2) ◽

pp. 257-264 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

K. I. Andersen ◽

E. T. Valtonen

Keyword(s):

Community Structure ◽

Freshwater Fish ◽

Fish Species ◽

Fish Communities ◽

Freshwater Fishes ◽

Host Population ◽

Fish Host ◽

Evolutionary Explanation ◽

Cestode Species ◽

Bothnian Bay

The distribution–co-occurrence and exchange of adult cestode species in two fish communities (the Bothnian Bay and Lake Yli-Kitka both in Finland) was studied. Coexistence of two or more mature cestode species in the same fish host population was zero for all fish species studied (33) except pike in the Bothnian Bay and whitefish in the lake. It was found that 60% of the fish species studied in the Bothnian Bay and 80% of the fish species studied from Lake Yli-Kitka harboured only 1 mature cestode species. Exchange of adult cestode species between the different fish species in these two fish communities was found to be as rare as coexistence. The infra-community structure of adult cestodes in freshwater fish thus turned out to be markedly different from what is known to be the situation in birds. The evolutionary explanation behind the differences is discussed.

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Listrik dan Perubahan Sosial Pada Masyarakat Desa Terpencil Studi Kasus pada Masyarakat Dusun Punik, Kecamatan Batu Lanteh, Kabupaten Sumbawa

Jurnal Kawistara ◽

10.22146/kawistara.50772 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 234

Author(s):

Taufiq Ramdani

Keyword(s):

Social Change ◽

Rural Communities ◽

Oral Tradition ◽

Electrical Power ◽

Indigenous Communities ◽

Social Events ◽

Gender And Age ◽

The Family ◽

Normative Criteria

Electricity has been a vital force of soclial change. Access to electricity is an inevitable drive to multidmentional transfromation of society. The purpose of this research is to describe the forms of social change that occurs in Punik remote rural communities as a result of the presence of diesel generating electrical power (generator) in 2005. Based on a qualitative conducte in Punik Village of Batu Lanteh Subdistrict of Sumbawa regency, this research found the following conclusions: (a) shifts in the layers of social status, which is based on the extent of the diversity of manifestations and clumps of technology that can have, how expensive, how far the complexity or level of sophistication, how people are able to do and have it , (b) changes in the distribution of roles in the family and society, where the role of the family and society to adapt following the relative availability of resources beyond the normative criteria, namely gender and age, (c) shifts in basis and the orientation of interaction and cooperation of the elements of intimacy that strengthen kinship and altruism shifted into affective neutrality, individual and economy-oriented interests, (d) shift in the tradition, includig a variety of oral tradition that includes the inauguration of the relationship between individuals that is reduced by functions clump technology innovation; other collective traditions are relatively easier stimulus delivered through the entertainment medi; (e) The change of culture, a culture which previously relied on a livelihood, the human role and traditional equipment based technologies manifestation are displaced by electrical function, (f) the changes social events to adapt with electrical availability.Keywords: Diffusion; Electricity; Generator; Innovations; Remote Indigenous Communities; Social Change.

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Provisional checklist of freshwater fish diversity and distribution in Perak, Malaysia, and some latest taxonomic concerns

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4567.3.5 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4567 (3) ◽

pp. 515 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

CASEY KEAT CHUAN NG ◽

TEOW YEONG LIM ◽

AMIRRUDIN B. AHMAD ◽

MD ZAIN KHAIRONIZAM

Keyword(s):

Freshwater Fish ◽

Fish Species ◽

Field Data ◽

Freshwater Fishes ◽

Fish Diversity

This study investigates the published literature and incorporates our field data from 1997 to September 2018 to generate an inventory report of primary freshwater fishes for Perak State in Malaysia. We critically examined and enumerated 186 species from 2 classes, 16 orders, 43 families and 114 genera in 57 localities. A total of 173 fish species (91.4%) are native to Perak and 17 species (8.6%) are non-native. The provisional checklist presented herein is conservative and excludes doubtful inventory records that lack synthesis and traceability. We encountered seven taxonomic discrepancies and we also could not confidently identify eight species. These are explicitly discussed to inform future workers.

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Campylobacter spp. in freshwater fishes

Acta Ichthyologica Et Piscatoria ◽

10.3750/aip1998.28.2.09 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 91-98

Author(s):

Elżbieta Daczkowska-Kozon

Keyword(s):

Freshwater Fish ◽

Fish Species ◽

Freshwater Fishes ◽

Water Bodies ◽

Environment Analysis ◽

Freshwater Fish Species ◽

Species Being ◽

Campylobacter Spp

The aim of this work was to assess to what extend freshwater fishes are carriers of Campylobacter spp. and what species dominate in this environment. Analysis of 106 alimentary canals representing 13 freshwater fish species originated from 5 different water bodies confirmed Campylobacter spp. presence in 8.5% of the samples tested. Numbers of campylobacters did not exceeded 10 CFU/g. The dominating species being C. coli.

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Drivers of phylogenetic structure in Amazonian freshwater fish assemblages

10.1101/2021.07.29.454320 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Lais Salgueiro Ribeiro ◽

Fernanda Cassemiro ◽

James Albert ◽

Renata G Frederico ◽

Max Hidalgo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Freshwater Fish ◽

Fish Species ◽

Phylogenetic Diversity ◽

Amazon Basin ◽

Fish Assemblages ◽

Freshwater Fishes ◽

Species Assemblages ◽

Phylogenetic Distance ◽

Environmental Distribution ◽

Elevation Gradients

Aim: Community phylogenetics provides important information about the evolutionary and ecological factors help structure regional species assemblages. Here, we analyze phylogenetic diversity (phylodiversity) patterns among fish species in 97 sub-drainages of the Amazon basin, to evaluate the roles of historical and contemporary processes in generating and maintaining the exceptional richness and endemism of Amazonian fish species assemblages. Location: Amazon River basin Taxon: Freshwater fishes Methods: Using a large comprehensive database of freshwater fish species distributions, and a well-sampled molecular phylogeny of ray-finned (actinopterygian) fishes, we develop of multivariate statistical model to correlate estimated historical and contemporary environmental parameters with sub-drainage phylodiversity patterns. The model employs three phylogenetic metrics: i.e.: phylogenetic diversity (PD) sensu stricto, mean pairwise phylogenetic distance (MPD) between species capturing phylodiversity variation at older evolutionary timescales), and mean nearest taxon distance (MNTD) capturing variation in phylodiversity at younger evolutionary timescales. Results: The model recovered significant effects of elevation gradients, contemporary climate, habitat fragmentation, water types, and past marine incursions on assemblage phylodiversity patterns. The model also found significantly negative relationships among the three phylogenetic metrics, and between these metrics and distance to mouth of the Amazon, representing a West-East longitudinal gradient. Main conclusions: Our study revealed a highly non-random spatial and environmental distribution of our three phylogenetic diversity metrics across the 97 sub-drainages of the Amazon basin. Beyond significant regional effects of several environmental and historical drivers, we also found a significant West-East gradient of increasing phylogenetic diversity and phylogenetic relatedness, both patterns suggesting deeper evolutionary divergences among taxa located to the east, and more diverse, more recent radiations in the western sub-drainages. We conclude that western Amazonia can be seen as an evolutionary cradle of biodiversity for freshwater fishes in the Amazon basin as a whole.

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A review of the freshwater fishes of the Kimberley region of Western Australia

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2816.1.1 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2816 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

DAVID L. MORGAN ◽

GERALD R. ALLEN ◽

BRADLEY J. PUSEY ◽

DAMIEN W. BURROWS

Keyword(s):

Freshwater Fish ◽

River Basin ◽

Fish Species ◽

Western Australia ◽

Single Species ◽

Freshwater Fishes ◽

Gambusia Holbrooki ◽

Freshwater Fish Species ◽

Introduced Fishes ◽

Eastern Mosquitofish

This paper provides an overview of the freshwater fishes of the remote and sparsely populated Kimberley region of Western Australia, an area that has been subject to minimal scientific surveys, most of which have occurred in the last 30 years. A total of 49 freshwater fish species are reported from the region, but this number will likely grow as a result of future discoveries. It is an endemic hotspot, with ~40% of the species found nowhere else; many of which are known from only a few localities. The fauna is dominated by members of the Terapontidae (10 species) and Eleotridae (10 species), followed by the Plotosidae (five species), Melanotaeniidae (five species), Atherinidae (four species) and Ambassidae (four species). Additionally, in terms of freshwater fishes of the Kimberley, there are two species each in the Toxotidae and Ariidae, and a single species from each of the Anguillidae, Clupeidae, Hemiramphidae, Belonidae, Apogonidae, Gobiidae and Soleidae. There are currently no introduced fishes found in any major catchments of the Kimberley, however, there are records of the Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) from Cape Leveque (Morgan et al. 2004c) and the Redclaw Crayfish (Cherax quadquicarinatus), which have recently been found within the Ord River basin (Doupé et al. 2004).

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Rapid survey of ichthyofauna from rivers and streams of coastal hydrographic regions of Santa Catarina state, Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/11.5.1781 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. 1781

Author(s):

Vitor Pimenta Abrahão ◽

Alexander Claro-García ◽

Lenice Souza-Shibatta ◽

Oscar Akio Shibatta

Keyword(s):

Freshwater Fish ◽

Fish Species ◽

Freshwater Fishes ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Freshwater Fish Species ◽

Rivers And Streams ◽

Comprehensive Survey ◽

Hydrographic Regions ◽

Mimagoniates Microlepis ◽

Santa Catarina State

The lack of knowledge on the distribution and taxonomy of ichthyofauna from coastal Atlantic Rainforest of Santa Catarina state, Brazil, is noteworthy. This study presents a rapid but comprehensive survey of fish species from the coastal hydrographic regions of Santa Catarina. The samples were conducted in October 2012, in 19 sampling sites of five hydrographic regions, using sieves, seine nets, and throw nets. A total of 1,878 individuals belonging to 51 species distributed in 16 families are reported; four freshwater fish species represent distribution novelties for the region. The families Characidae and Loricariidae were predominant, mainly due to the abundance of Astyanax sp., Mimagoniates microlepis, Epactionotus itaimbezinho, and Pareiorhaphis stomias. Therefore, this study provides important contributions to the knowledge of the freshwater fishes from the studied area.

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