India has a tremendous potential for the growth of fish based industries and presently one of the focus sector is fish production, marketing and consumption. The demand for fish is ever increasing because of its nutritive value being a rich source of protein. In India, the major carps, Catla (Catla catla), Rohu (Labeo rohita) and Mrigal (Cirrhinus mrigala) are the mainstay of freshwater aquaculture. The major carps are the most preferred farm fishes because of their fast growth and higher acceptability to consumers. Apart from this some of the Exotic major carps which are well adopted to Indian water are Cyprinus carpio (Common carp), Hypopthalmichthys molitrix (Silver Carp), Ctenopharyngodon idella (Grass Carp).
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