EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN FOOD SCIENCE
GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Catla
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Mrigal
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Rohu
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Silver carp
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rohu feeds in the middle zone of the water body, while Mrigal and Common carp are bottom feeders. Grass carps feed on the weeds.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rohu is the most important edible fish in India as they consume foods from the middle zone of pond or water body, it is called as a middle zone or core feeder.
Detailed explanation-3: -Option A: Rohu fish or Labeo rohita is an omnivorous fish and is a column feeder.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the fry stage rohu is predominantly a planktivorous surface feeder. From the fingerling stage onwards the feeding habit changes and the fish feed in the water column and on the bottom, mainly on filamentous algae, decomposed vegetation, mud and sand (Chondar, 1999).