Course Content
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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Introduction

  • Different types of endocrine glands are found in fishes; such as-
  • The pituitary gland or Hypophysis
  • Thyroid Gland
  • Adrenal gland
  • Corpuscles of Stannius
  • Ultimobranchial Glands
  • Urohypophysis
  • Pancreatic islets
  • Pineal gland
  • Chemically, hormones can be divided into three classes:

(I) Steroid hormones (testosterone & estradiol)

(II) Protein (peptide) hormones (e.g., insulin) and peptide hormones are secreted by hypophysis, thyroid, internal tissue and pancreatic tissue.

(Ill) The amino acid analogues are norepinephrine and epinephrine, collectively called catecholamines.

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