List of top Fisheries Science Questions

Radula, in molluscs, is supported by

Xanthophores impart which colour in fishes?

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Marine elasmobranchs are slightly hyperosmotic to their environment.
Reason (R): Marine elasmobranchs have a considerable amount of urea and trimethylamine in their plasma.
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Sensory receptors in lateral line system of fishes are

Which of the following best explains the cleavage type in a typical teleost?

Identify the larva given in the picture

In fishes, hypocalcin is secreted by

Thin-walled, lamellate structures present on the coxal segment of each maxilliped in a typical prawn are called

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What is the scientific name of the fringed-lipped peninsula carp?

Species given in the picture belongs to which group of molluscs?

Identify the part marked as 'C' in the given picture?

Identify the species given in the picture

Arrange the following marine zones according to their distance from the shoreline to the seaward beginning from the nearest to the farthest:
(A). High sea, (B). Contiguous zone, (C). Territorial water, (D). Exclusive Economic Zone
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Which of the following has the meaning 'harbour wave'?

The presence of 5 spines in the first dorsal fin and a large mouth with fang-like teeth are the striking taxonomic features of

The most dominant gear in Hooghly-Matlah estuary

Which category of lobsters forms a major fishery along the Indian coast?

Piaractus brachypomus is native to

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