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Introduction
Definition of fish, fishes, Fisheries and Aquatic habitats, Economic importance of fish
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Taxonomy
Classification of Super class Pisces up to family, general characters of classes, Nomenclature of classes, family, genera and species of fishes, Identification of fishes of Nepal: Zoological key, illustration, specimens, experts, economically important food fishes of Nepal and their classification with characters
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Digestive system
Structures of alimentary canal in different fishes, Mechanism of digestion (digestive glands, enzymes)
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Nervous system
Structure of brain, Peripheral nervous system
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Gill

  • There are four pairs of filiform gills in rohu. The hyoid and fifth branchial arches are aa branchi.e. without gill.
  • There are mainly 3 parts in a typical gill arch, gill rackers and gill lamellae.
  • Each gill arch consists of two rows of gill filaments present along the anterior as well as posterior margin of the interbranchial septum.
  • Each primary lamella bears a large number of secondary lamellae on both sides.
  • The gill rackers also occur in two rows which are modified according to the feeding habits of fish.
  • The mucous cells present in the gill rackers help to remove the sediments. They protect the gill lamellae from hard particles.
  • The gills of rohu are holobranchs or complete. It consists of a cartilaginous arch. A holobranch carries two hemibranchs.
  • The inter-branchial septum is reduced and both the gill filaments hang out freely up to the branchial chambers.
  • Afferent branchial arteries supply blood to the gill filament for oxygenation and efferent branchial arteries leave the gill and carry oxygenated blood.
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