The Pabda fish is a species of freshwater fish. It is very tasty and has a high nutritional value. Thus, it is in high demand and has a high cost in the market. Pabda fish are mainly found in ponds, swamps, rice fields, etc. It is a type of catfish. They generally live in soft, clean water.
Pabda fish is available in Asian countries, especially Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal and some other South Asian countries. The classification, physical characteristics, food preferences and breeding of this fish are described below.
Classification of Pabda fish
The classification of pabda fish is described below.
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Type: Chordata
- Class: Actinopterygians
- Order: Siluriformes
- Family: Siluridae
- Genre: Ompoc
- Species: O. pabda
- Scientific name: Ompok pabda.
physical characteristics
Pabda fish are small freshwater fish. The physical characteristics of the pabda fish are described below.
- The body of the pabda fish is flat on both sides.
- The tail side is narrower than the head side.
- Pabda resembles Boal fish in appearance.
- There are no scales on their body.
- Their chest is silver.
- They have a pair of mustaches in their mouths.
- Has two pairs of fins.
- The length of the pelvic fin from belly to tail.
- The anal fin is divided into two parts.
- There is a fishbone in the pectoral fin of the pabda fish.
- The length of the pabda fish is 12-30 cm.
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Pabda fish generally inhabit the upper water level. They are omnivores. They usually eat protozoa, aquatic insects, barnacles, moss, etc. But they also like to eat cakes and fishmeal as a dietary supplement. Give them a supplementary feed containing 40% rice bran, 30% bagasse and 30% fishmeal until the breeding season.
reproduction
The breeding season for pabda fish is from May to July. Females lay eggs during this period. These fish usually grow faster.
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