“…The current study was conducted in the world-famous Dal Lake, located in the capital city of Srinagar in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The lake is located within the coordinates of 34º 04' -34º11' N, 74º 48' -74º 53' E and harbours multiple fish species viz., Schizothorax niger, S. curvifrons, Cyprinus carpio, C. diplochilus, Pethia conchonius, Gambusia holbrooki, Carassius carassius, etc 10,11 . The length-weight data of C. diplochilus was recorded for a period of two years, i.e., from October 2021 to September 2023 from five different sampling sites within the lake (Figure 2).…”