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5th Fisheries Conference & Research Fair 2012 18 – 19 January 2012 Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council Dhaka, Bangladesh Book of Abstracts o Fish Biology, Genetics & Biotechnology o Aquaculture, Nutrition & Diseases o Openwater Management, Socio-economics & Policy Issues o Coastal & Marine Fisheries o Product Development & Quality Management Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum www.bfrf.org ii 5th Fisheries Conference & Research Fair 2012 18 – 19 January 2012 Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council Dhaka, Bangladesh Book of Abstracts Editorial Board Dr. Md. Abdul Wahab Bangladesh Agricultural University Dr. M.J. Alam Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University Dr. M. Enamul Hoq Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute Dr. A.K.M. Nowsad Alam Bangladesh Agricultural University Dr. Benoy Kumar Barman World Fish Center- Bangladesh & South Asia Office Dr. S.M. Shamsur Rahman Winrock International- Dhaka Dr. Mostafa Ali Reza Hossain Bangladesh Agricultural University Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum. 2012. Book of Abstracts. 5th Fisheries Conference & Research Fair 2012. BFRF, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 182 p. iii Foreword Fish and fisheries are inseparable from the culture and heritage of Bangladesh and the fisheries sector plays an important role in the economy in terms of nutrition, income generation, employment and foreign exchange earning of Bangladesh. Fisheries activities has gradually emerged as an important livelihood options for over million of poorer people including full-time and part-time fisher folks, fish farmers, processors and traders. The primary need for animal protein intake for the overwhelming majority has spurred a range of initiatives among actors and institutions towards scientific fisheries management and aquaculture. To support the ongoing development of fisheries and aquaculture, the need for demand led research and generation of sustainable technologies can not be ignored. It is fact that the researchers in this country have been working in isolation in different universities, institutions and other private and NGOs; and there has been a chronic lack of coordination among the researchers as well as between researchers and the extension agencies. These have resulted repetition of research, misuse of scare resources, and thus slow progress in the sector. In order to overcome this situation, Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF), a professional organization, was established in 2002 with its mission of breaking the barrier and territoriality among different organizations and bring about all the fisheries academics, researchers, extension agencies of both GO and NGOs and other relevant stakeholders under one umbrella so that we can make good use of resources, serve this important sector together, and thus make rapid development through benefiting the end-users of research outputs. It is a great pleasure for me to extend my sincere greetings and felicitations to the members of the BFRF on the occasion of 'Fifth Fisheries Conference and Research Fair 2012' to be hold on 18-19 January 2012 for their commendable contributions to the promotion of science of aquatic natural recourses. We have received about 190 abstracts within a short time of announcement and many were obtained even after closing date. We tried our best to include all the abstracts for oral presentation but given the time available in the two days of the conference, we had to offer place for poster presentation for some abstracts. The forum has made a unique opportunity for us all to listen to the findings of the research carried out hitherto and share and exchange knowledge and ideas to decide future course of actions. Considering the challenges facing our agriculture in general and fisheries in particular due to the environmental factors having negative impacts on fisheries development are by and large man- made intervention in hahitat destruction, disruption of ecology, intensive agriculture, and modern developments, the conference will highlight the present scenario and coping strategies through timely presentation of the keynote paper on ‘Habitat and fish diversity: Bangladesh perspective’. The editorial board has taken a lot of pains and strains in going through and editing the whole lot of abstracts. On behalf of the organizing committee, I would like to thank you all who have given their time to bring out the abstracts book in time and WorldFish Center- Bangladesh and South Asia Office for financial support. I have very best wishes at the beginning of a new year for all the participants in the two days conference and research fair. Prof. Dr. Md. Saifuddin Shah President, Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum and Vice-chancellor, Khulna University, Khulna iv Contents Key Note Paper Habitat and fish diversity: Bangladesh perspective xix Mostafa A R Hossain Fish Biology, Genetics & Biotechnology Study of reproductive physiology of mud eel M. cuchia for artificial propagation Alam, Jahangir, Harunur Rashid, Mahmudunnabi Mithu and Mostafa Ali Reza Hossain 1 Some biological aspects of Puntius sophore Alam, M. Manjurul, M. Mainul Islam and M. Afzal Hussain 2 Genetic structure of rohu Labeo rohita and catla Catla catla stocks under the brood bank development project of the Department of Fisheries Alam, M. Samsul, Abhishak Basak and Ashrafullah 3 Morphological variations of freshwater giant prawn (M. rosenbergii) at local markets in Batiagata, Khulna Akter, N. A.K. Ghosh, K.A. Huq and S.M.B. Rahaman 4 Histological study of gametogenesis in captive pangasius catfish P. pangasius Akter, Shathi, Akhery Nima, A.K.M. Shafiqul Alam, Harunur Rashid and Gias Uddin Ahmed 5 Reproductive cycle of Sperata seenghala from the Sylhet basin Akhter, Taslima, Harunur Rashid 6 Reproductive biology of Setipinna phasa from the Halda river Azadi, Mohammad Ali and Mohammad Arshad-ul-Alam 7 Fecundity, food and feeding habit and some aspects of biology of Liza parsia Bir, Joyanta, M.S. Shah, S.S. Islam, M.R. Islam and W. Sabbir 8 Genetic variation in wild and hatchery populations of two Indian major carps (Labeo rohita and Cirhinus cirrhosus) using allozyme marker Faroque, M. Abdullah Al, M. Rajib Sarker, M. Fazlul Awal Mollah, M. Rafiqul Islam Sarder and M. Mukhlesur Rahman Khan 9 PCR-based detection of Pseudomonas fluorescens isolates from diseased fish Foysal, M. Javed and M. Mahbubur Rahman 10 v Refrigerator storage of sperm of an Indian major carp, Labeo calbasu Hassan, M. Mahbubul, M. Nahiduzzaman, Shaheed Nasrullah Al-Mamun and Mostafa Ali Reza Hossain 11 Improvement of maturation and spontaneous spawning of threatened fish species kholisa (Colisa fasciatus) with polyunsaturated fatty acids Hossen,M.S., A.H.M. Mohsinul Reza, Sharmin F. Rakhi, and Zakir Hossain 12 Development of quality broodstock of freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii and assessment of breeding performance Islam, M. Faridul, M. Houmyoun Kabir Khan, M. Rafiqul Islam Sarder, M. Mukhlesur Rahman Khan and M. Fazlul Awal Mollah 13 Ontogenic development of terminal nerve gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH3) neurons in medaka, Oryzias latipes Islam, M. Sadiqul and Yoshitaka Oka 14 Assessment of genetic variability of golda (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) post larvae from the broods stocked under different sex ratios Islam, Sk. Shahinur, M. Saifuddin Shah and M. Lifat Rahi 15 PCR based DNA variability assay of different stocks of Labeo rohita Islam, S. Saiful, M. Saifuddin Shah and M. Lifat Rahi 16 Reproductive biology of the pool barb Puntius sophore in the Padma river, north-western Bangladesh Jasmine, Saleha and Sohana parvin 17 Application of DNA markers in genetically male tilapia (GMT) production Khan, M. Golam Quader, Brendan J McAndrew and David J Penman 18 Genetic variation of three different broodstocks and their F1 progeny of freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii revealed by allozyme markers Khan, M. Houmyoun Kabir, M. Faridul Islam, M. Rafiqul Islam Sarder, M. Mukhlesur Rahman Khan and M. Fazlul Awal Mollah 19 Genetic study of frog population of Bangladesh Khan, M. Mukhlesur Rahman and M. Sumida 20 Taxonomy, food and feeding habits and some other biological aspects of M. cephalus Linnas, Aktamun and M. Saifuddin Shah 21 Chromosomal studies and quantitative karyotypic analysis of rohu Labeo rohita Mahfuj,, M. Sarower-E, M. Mukhlesur Rahman Khan and Qazi Nasiruddin Ahmad 22 Histological study of gametogenesis in threatened Mystus cavasius Maya, Majnoonnaher, Harunur Rashid and Muhammad Shahidul Haq 23 vi Histological study of gametogenesis in endangered catfish Ompok pabo from the Sylhet basin, Bangladesh Motin, M. Abdul Motin, Harunur Rashid, M. Reaz Uddin Sarkar 24 Sperm cryopreservation of the Indian major carp, Labeo calbasu: effects of cryoprotectants, cooling rates and thawing rates on egg fertilization Nahiduzzaman, M., M.M. Hassan, P.K. Roy, Mostafa A.R. Hossain, Terrence R. Tiersch 25 Morphological variability of the 11th generation strain of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus and traditional GIFT Nazrul, K.M. Shahriar, Abdullah-Al Mamun, Bhakta Supratim Sarker and Umma Salma 26 Development of sperm cryopreservation protocol of koi Anabas testudineus Nazrul, K.M. Shahriar, M.R.I. Sarder, S.K. Saha and M.F.M. Sarker 27 Genetic variability analysis of different hatchery stocks of mrigal, Cirrhinus cirrhosus Rahi, Md. Lifat, S.M. Rajib Hossain and M. Golam Sarower 28 Reproduction of inbred lines of Labeo rohita and Cirrhinus cirrhosus by gynogenetic technique Rahi, M. Lifati and M. Saifuddin Shah 29 Random amplified polymorphic dna fingerprinting of endangered
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    Freshwater Fishes of the Burdekin Dry Tropics Acknowledgements Much of the information about fish species and their distribution in the Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM region is based on the work of Dr Brad Pusey (Griffith University). The Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research (ACTFR) provided access to their Northern Australian Fish (NAF) database which contains the most current fish survey data for tropical Australia. Dr Allan Webb (ACTFR) provided information on the exotic fish species recorded from the immediate Townsville region. Thanks to Alf Hogan from Fisheries Queensland for providing data on species distribution. Thanks also to Bernard Yau and efishalbum for their image of the Threadfin Silver Biddy. Published by NQ Dry Tropics Ltd trading as NQ Dry Tropics. Copyright 2010 NQ Dry Tropics Ltd ISBN 978-921584-21-3 The Copyright Act 1968 permits fair dealing for study research, news reporting, criticism, or review. Selected passages, tables or diagrams may be reproduced for such purposes provided acknowledgement of the source is included. Major extracts of the entire document may not be reproduced by any process without the written permission of the Chief Executive Officer, NQ Dry Tropics. Please reference as: Carter, J & Tait, J 2010, Freshwater Fishes of the Burdekin Dry Tropics, Townsville. Further copies may be obtained from NQ Dry Tropics or from our Website: www.nqdrytropics.com.au Cnr McIlwraith and Dean St P.O Box 1466, Townsville Q 4810 Ph: (07) 4724 3544 Fax: (07) 4724 3577 Important Disclaimer: The information contained in this report has been compiled in good faith from sources NQ Dry Tropics Limited trading as NQ Dry Tropics believes to be reliable.