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Assessment of the Impact of Tilapia, (Oreochromis Niloticus) on the Survival Percentage of Seed Stockings of Indian Major Carps, Catla Catla (Katla), Labeo Rohita (Rohu) and Cirrhinus Mrigala (Mrigala), in Srirangapur Balancing Reservoir of Wanaparthy District in Telangana, India

Author(s) Bakshi Ravinder Rao, Dharmapuri Raghunatha Rao
Country India
Abstract Fish is an indispensable source of food security. Indian Major carps (IMC) are contributing a major share in the fish farming industry and food markets. Evaluation of the impact of dominant fish species on cultivable fish species in open water ecosystems has been a necessary concern. Artificial stockings are necessary to increase the productivity and abundance of cultivable fish species in aquaculture. The present study was conducted from 2017 to 2021 for five years to assess the survival percentages of IMCs in Srirangapur Balancing Reservoir located in Wanaparthy district of Telangana State in India. The results indicated less than 5% of seed survival against a huge seed stocking of three species of IMC VIZ., Catla catla (Katla), Labeo rohita (Rohu) and Cirrhinus mrigala (Mrigala), suggesting that the survival percentage of these cultivable fish species was seriously affected in this reservoir by Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) which was dominating with 3-fold abundance than that of the stocked cultivable fish during the five-year study period.
Keywords Indian Major Carps, Food Security, Dominant Species, Survival Percentage, Srirangapur Reservoir, Telanagana State
Published In Conference / Special Issue (Volume 17 | Issue 1) - One Day National Seminar on “Advances in Life Sciences for Diversity, Applications, and Human Welfare” (ALSDAHW-2025) (March 2026)
Published On 2026-03-16
DOI https://doi.org/10.71097/IJSAT.ALSDAHW-2025.106

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