Study on digestive tract contents of fish : Preliminary step for identification of indigenous species in mosquito larval control
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The present study is based on screening of food preference by the indigenous fish under its natural condition. The gastrointestinal contents as an indicative of effective bioregulatory activity envisage the selection of a larvivorous fish. As many as 32 species of fishes were collected from their natural habitats at Imphal and Bishenpur districts in Manipur State between August 2007 to February 2008. Faecal drops of active fishes revealed remains of larvae / pupae of mosquitoes. However, the food types in 26 species of fish comprised larvae / pupae of mosquito, algae, weeds, tadepole fishes, crustaceans, insects, gastropods, worms and detritus / debris. On the basis of food preference Aplocheilus panchax, Polyacanthus fasciatus and Puntius manipurensis have been considered as most potent larvivorous fish of the study area.
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Larvivorous fish, Mosquito control, Digestive tract, Manipur
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Fletcher, M.A., Teklchaimanot, A., Yemane, G., Kassahum, A., Kidane, G. and Beyene, Y. (1993). Prospects for the use of larvivorous fish for malaria control in Ethiopia: search for indigenous species and evaluation of their feeding capacity for mosquito larvae. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 96(1):12-21.
Galinat, A. (1960). Experimental studies on the utilization of natural food by young crucian (Carassius L.) and tench (Tinca tinca L.). Pol. Arch. Hydrobiol., 8 :129-152.
Gerberich, J.B. and Laird, M. (1968). A bibliography of papers relating to the control of mosquitoes by the use of fish. An annotated bibliography for the years 1901-1966. FAO Fisheries Tec. Paper, 75: 70.
Ghosh, A., Bhattacharjee, I. and Chandra, G. (2006). Biocontrol efficacy by Orechromis niloticus niloticus. J. Appl. Zool. Res., 17:114-116.
Gratz, N.G. and Pal, R. (1988). Malaria vector control: larviciding. In: Wernsdorfer, W.H., and I. McGregor, editor. Malaria: principles and practice of malariology. Edinburgh, UK: Churchill Livingstone, pp.1213-26.
Haq, S. and Yadav, R.S. (2003). Developing larvivorous fish network for mosquito control in urban areas: A case study. ICMR Bull., 33: 69-73.
Hurst, T.P., Brown, M.D. and Kay, B.H. (2004). Laboratory evaluation of the predation efficacy of native Australian fish on Culex annulirostris (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Amer. Mosq. Cont. Assoc., 20: 286-291.
Jacob, S.S. and Nair, N.B. (2006). Food and feeding habits of the larvivorous fish Aplocheilus lineatus (Cuv. & Val.) in its natural habitat. J. Fish Biology, 20(3): 329-339.
Jauhari, R.K. Saxena, R.M., Srivastava, J.K. and Mahesh, R.K. (1996). Larvivorous potential of some indigenous fishes of Doon valley with special reference to their efficacy in control of Anophelines. J. Parasit. Appl. Anim. Biol., 5(1): 49-55.
Kumar, R., Muhid, P., Dahms, H.U., Tseng, L.C. and Hwang, J.S. (2008). Potential of three aquatic predators to control mosquitoes in the presence of alternative prey: a comparative experimental assessment. Marine and Freshwater Research, 59(9): 817-835.
Lee, D.K. (2000). Predation efficacy of the fish muddy loach, Misgurnus mizolepis, against Aedes and Culex mosquitoes laboratory and small rice plots. J. Amer. Mosq. Cont. Assoc.,16(3): 61-258.
Mann, H. (1935): Untersuchubgen uber die Verdollung and Ausnutsung der Stickstoff-shustanz einiger Nahritiere durch Verschiedens Fische. Z. Fishche., 33 : 231-274.
Manna, B., Aditya, G. and Banerjee, S. (2008). Vulnerability of the mosquito larvae to the guppies (Poecilia reticulata) in the presence of alternative preys. J. Vector Borne Dis., 45: 200-206.
Nelson, S.M. and Keenan, L.C. (1992). Use of an indigenous fish species, Fundulus zebrinus, in a mosquito abatement program: a field comparison with the mosquito fish, Gambusia affinis. J. Amer. Mosq. Cont. Assoc., 8(3): 301-304.
Nikolsky, G.V. (1963). The ecology of fishes (London and New York: Academic Press) pp.352.
Reddy, S.R. and Shakuntala, K. (1979). Comparative studies on the food intake, growth and food conversation of two larvivorous fishes. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci., 88(1): 425-432.
Rehage, J.S., Barnetti, B.K. and Sih, A. (2005). Foraging behaviour and invasiveness: do invasive Gambusia exhibit higher feeding rates and broader diets than their noninvasive relatives? Ecol. Freshwater Fishes, 14: 352–360.
Rojas, J.E., Soca, L.A and Garcia, G.I. (2005). Content of the digestive tract of 4 authoctonous species of fishes and their implications as bioregulators of mosquito larvae in Venezuela. Rev. Cubana Med. Trop., 57(3): 196-200.
Sharma, V.P. and Ghosh, A.(1989). Larvivorous fishes of inland ecosystems In: Proceedings of the MRC-CICFRI Workshop; 1989 Sep 27-28; New Delhi, (Eds. Drs V.P. Sharma and A. Ghosh) : Malaria research Centre (ICMR); Delhi; (1989) pp1-224.
Torrente, A., Rojas, W., Duran, A., Kano, T. and Orduz, S. (1993). Fish species from mosquitoes breeding ponds in northwestern Colombia: evaluation of feeding habits and distribution. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz., 88: 625-627.
Vishwanath, W., Lakra, W.S. and Sarkar, U.K. (2007). Fishes of North East India. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (ICAR). pp.1- 264.
Wijeyaratne, M.J.S. and Perera, W.M.D.S.K. (2001). Trophic interrelationships among the exotic and indigenous fish cooccurring in some reservoirs in Sri Lanka. Asian Fisheries Sci., 14: 333-342.
Windell, J.T. (1967). Rates of digestion in fishes; in the biological basis of freshwater fish production ed. S D Gerking, (London: Blackwell Sci. Pub.) pp. 151-173.
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Study on digestive tract contents of fish : Preliminary step for identification of indigenous species in mosquito larval control. (2009). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 1(1), 18-23. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v1i1.26
