A Review of Chronological Description of Food and Feeding Prototype of Labeo calbasu (Hamilton, 1822) With Special Reference to the Cleaning of Bottom (Substratum)

Amitabh Chandra Dwivedi*

Fishes play a critical role in the food web and food chain as both intermediate trophic levels and top predators in the all ecosystems. This review article provides the earliest chronological description of the feeding behavior of Labeo calbasu with special reference to cleaning of bottom. The feeding nature of fishes varying to stage of life cycle, season, locality, structure of food web, food supply, richness of species in water bodies, base of sexes (male or female) and organic load in the ecosystem. Feeding nature acting an important role in estimate of growth rate, productivity potential of water, habitat predilection, baseline data for culture and conservational strategies programme. It can be concluded that L. calbasu is primarily a detritus feeder and herbivorous. Thus, it feeds in the bottom (bottom feeder) of the water bodies (e.g., ponds, rivers, canals and reservoirs). It is also contributing to the cleaning of bottom substrates (aquaculture ponds and river bed) through feeding nature (detritus feeder). As a result, feeding nature of L. calbasu may have been helping increase aquaculture production especially Asian countries or native places. Therefore, it is essential to recognize L. calbasu as a cultivable species in the ponds and reservoir and this will require closer collaboration between aquaculture scientists, fish farmers and environmental managers (example river sector). 

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Published on: Apr 18, 2025 Pages: 10-16

Full Text PDF Full Text HTML DOI: 10.17352/2455-8400.000098
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