DEFORMITIES IN SOME FRESH WATER FISH OF RIVER TAWI IN JAMMU (J&K)

Abstract

In the present study five abnormal specimens of five different species of fish were noticed in collection made from River Tawi which included Barilius bendelisis, Cirrhinus mrigala, Puntius sarana, Tor putitora, and Heteropneustes fossilis. The deformities in these fish were studied through radiographic examinations. The major deformities observed in these species include truncated body, abnormal body height and disposition of fins. All these deformities in the collected fish specimens are probably due to some injury, developmental error and disease.