Carps
About Carps
Farming of Indian major carps
Fish culture is the rational cultivation of fish in a confined water area where the practices of both agriculture and animal husbandry are applicable. Fish farming in controlled or under artificial conditions has become the easier way of increasing the fish production and its availability for consumption. Farmers can easily take up fish culture in village ponds, tanks or any new water body and can improve their financial position substantially.
Inland Fishery Resources of India
State/ Uts |
Rivers & Canals (Kms) |
Reservoirs (million ha) |
Ponds & Tanks (million ha) |
Beels, Oxbow lakes & Derelict water bodies (million ha) |
Brackish water (million ha) |
| 1. Andhra Pradesh |
11514 |
0.46 |
0.52 |
- |
0.06 |
| 2. Assam |
4820 |
- |
0.02 |
0.11 |
- |
| 3. Bihar |
3200 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
0.01 |
- |
| 4. Goa |
250 |
- |
Neg. |
- |
- |
| 5. Gujarat |
3865 |
0.29 |
0.07 |
0.01 |
0.1 |
| 6. Haryana |
5000 |
- |
0.01 |
0.01 |
- |
| 7. Himachal Pradesh |
3000 |
0.04 |
Neg. |
- |
- |
| 8. Jammu & Kashmir |
27781 |
- |
0.02 |
0.01 |
- |
| 9. Karnataka |
9000 |
0.44 |
0.36 |
- |
0.01 |
| 10. Kerala |
3092 |
0.03 |
Neg. |
0.24 |
0.24 |
| 11. Madhya Pradesh |
20661 |
0.46 |
0.12 |
- |
- |
| 12. Maharastra |
16000 |
0.27 |
0.03 |
- |
0.01 |
| 13. Manipur |
3360 |
- |
Neg. |
0.04 |
- |
| 14. Meghalaya |
5600 |
- |
Neg. |
- |
- |
| 15. Nagaland |
1600 |
- |
0.05 |
- |
- |
| 16. Orissa |
4500 |
0.20 |
0.06 |
0.18 |
0.43 |
| 17. Punjab |
15270 |
- |
0.01 |
- |
- |
| 18. Rajasthan |
5290 |
0.15 |
0.18 |
- |
- |
| 19. Sikkim |
900 |
- |
- |
Neg. |
- |
| 20. Tamil Nadu |
7420 |
0.36 |
0.22 |
NA |
0.06 |
| 21. Tripura |
1200 |
- |
0.01 |
- |
- |
| 22. Uttar Pradesh |
31200 |
0.34 |
0.16 |
0.13 |
- |
| 23. West Bengal |
2526 |
0.02 |
0.28 |
0.04 |
0.21 |
| 24. Arunachal Pradesh |
2000 |
- |
Neg. |
0.04 |
- |
| 25. Mizoram |
1395 |
- |
Neg. |
- |
- |
| 26. Andaman & Nicobar |
115 |
- |
0.03 |
- |
0.12 |
| 27. Chandigarh |
2 |
- |
Neg. |
Neg. |
- |
| 28. Delhi |
150 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 29. Lakshadweep |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 30. Pondicherry |
247 |
- |
Neg. |
Neg. |
Neg. |
| 31. Dadra, Nagar Heveli |
54 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 32. Daman & Diu |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| TOTAL |
191024 |
3.15 |
2.25 |
0.82 |
1.24 |
(Source: Economic Survey 2005)
Species Suitable for Farming
The commonly cultivated six species - Catla (Catla catla), Rohu (Labeo rohita), Mrigal (Cirrhinus mrigala), Silver carp (Hypothalmichthys molitrix), Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) and Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) are considered to be the best culturable species of fishes in the inland water system.
Species Feeding Habit and Feeding Zone Indian Major Carps
| Catla |
Zooplankton feeder |
Surface feeder |
Rohu |
Omnivorous |
Column feeder |
Mrigal |
Detritivorous |
Bottom feeder |
Exotic Carps
| Silver carp |
Phytoplankton feeder |
Surface feeder |
Grass carp |
Herbivorous |
Surface, column & marginal areas |
Common carp |
Detritivorous/Omnivorous |
Bottom feeder |
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