WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • DECEMBER 2015 63 TABLE 3. Secondary Data on Small Indigenous Fish Species Available in Hurijala Wetland, Tripura. Fishes Market Price Consumer Availability Cultured Remark (Rs/kg) preference Amblypharyngodon 150-250 (1 inch) Very high More Yes Rich source of vitamin A. mola 300-400 (2 inch) Surface feeder. Eaten whole. Puntius 125 (1 inch) High More Yes High in protein, vitamins, 250-300 (2 inch) iron and minerals. Column feeder, Eaten whole. Mystus 400-500 (2 inch) Very high Medium Yes Very tasty. High in protein, vitamins and minerals. Chanda 150 (1-1.5 inch) Medium Rare No Going to be endangered. Conservation needed. Botia 200 (1.5-2 inch) High Very rare No Culture not easy in Tripura. Aquarium fish and also good food for children. Esomus 50 (1 inch) Low Medium No Not given importance as food fish but has ornamental value. Channa sp. 180 Medium Medium No High price in foreign countries, locally not liked by farmers due to predation on other fish. Rasboras 90-110 Medium Less No Has ornamental value. Mastacembelus 200 High Rare No It also contains vitamin A. Good for children because no spines in the meat. Workshop on “Small indigenous freshwater fish species: Their role in poverty alleviation, food security and conservation of biodiversity”, 23-25 February 2010, CIFRI, Barrackpore. Villif, A. and L.B. Jorgensen. 1993. An Environmental Monitoring System for GOLDA Project: CARE-Bangladesh Interim Report. WCMC (World Conservation Monitoring Centre). 1998. Fresh Water Biodiversity: A Preliminary Global Assessment. A Document Prepared for the 4th Meeting of the Conference of the Practices to the Convention of Biological Diversity, World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
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