Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) belongs to the family Cichlidae under order Perciformes of class Actinopterygii. The English names are Tilapia, Mozambique Cichlid, Mozambique Tilapia, Java Tilapia, Miracle Fish (Indonesia). It is native to inland and coastal waters in southeastern Africa, from the Zambezi basin in Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe to Bushman river in the province … Read more
A specialized organ or structure, such as the eye, ear, tongue, nose, or skin, in which a large number of sensory neurons are concentrated and which acts as a receptor component, is called a sensory organ. It is also called the recipient organ. Sensory organs receive physical or chemical stimuli from the environment. The dermal … Read more
The worm is known as roundworm. It is present all over the world where environmental hygiene is low. The adult worm lives in the lumen of small intestine of human. About 807 million to 1.2 billion people are infected with Ascaris lumbricoides throughout the world. Among them, 10 percent people is infected in the developing … Read more
The term plankton was first coined by oceanographer Victor Hensen in 1887. The word plankton comes from the Greek word planktos which means to be driven or drifted away. According to him, plankton is diverse collection of small organisms and the individual organism makes up the plankton, known as plankters. Onec a that time they … Read more
The word protein comes from the Greek word ‘proteios’ which means first. It is an important biological molecule (biomolecule) that is made up of smaller units called amino acids. The amino acids are connected to each other by peptide chains and the chains are joined by sulfhydrol bonds, hydrogen bonds and Vander Wallace energy. The … Read more
Live fish foods are now very popular choice for many commercial fish breeders due to their high gradient food value. There are many important types of live foods available for use in aquaculture. For successful fish farming, you may choose the following one: Microbs Artemia Copepods Rotifers Earthworms Grindal worms Maggots (fly larvae) Microworms Chironomid … Read more