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Pankaj Bahuguna1, Sanjay Kumar1, Rakesh Kumar1, Hemant Kumar Joshi2 and Rakesh Verma1
Received: April 24, 2010 ⏐ Accepted: October 21, 2010 ⏐ Online: November 27, 2010
Abstract Introduction
Studies on sexual dimorphism in the cyprinidae fish Puntius ticto (Hamilton – Buchanan) from Kumaun Himalaya, India
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Swarup and Swarup (1975), Tilak (1975), study. Local topology is used in descriptions
Pathani (1978), Rita Kumari and Nari (1979), of collecting the sampling sites (Map.1).
Badola et. al., (1982), Inasu (1993), Tessy et
al., (1997) and Dobriyal et al., (2007). Present
works deals with the sexual dimorphic nature
of Puntius ticto (Ham. – Buch.) from rocky
hill stream of Kumaun Himalaya, India.
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During the fish biological investigations on and anal fins are dark pinkish and slight
the fish collected from Rai spring fed stream,
from Kumaun Himalaya, some impression
sexual dimorphism difference were observed.
Our observations on the sexual dimorphism in
Puntius ticto (Ham.–Buch.) is based on the
study of 58 females and 60 male specimens,
collected between, July 2009 to September
2009. The fish were segregated on the
mentioned sexual dimorphic characters and
dissected for conformation. We got hundred
percent conformations and then decided to orange in male fishes but slight pinkish color
report it for an addition to the specific shows in female fishes.
knowledge based on the study of
Discussion
morphometric characters.
Sexual dimorphism is very significant in
The detailed morphometric and meristic of biodiversity assessments and also very
both male as well as female fish was studied important in biometry, breeding biology,
(Table1), but no striking difference was seen. induced breeding, breeding, pheromone
The differences are :- (1). Male with slight biology and other related works. Well-marked
black blotch on the dorsal fin and some times structural differences are seen in the two
in ventral fins, absent in female (fig. 1and 2). sexes in some species, especially during the
(2.) Upper portion of the body shinning light breeding season, and these are not related to
olive green, middle portion of the body slight copulation. In most teleost the female is larger
blue in both the sexes; but there is dark in size than the male, and has a rounded belly
pinkish color in the lower portion of the male during breeding season. The male have
on both the sides, in females there is slightly brighter color of the body and fins. Dobriyal
pinkish and dark yellow colour in the lower et.al, (2007) reported that in male fish dark
portion on both the sides. (3.) Dorsal, ventral black shade the dorsal, ventral and anal fins
but is absent in female fishes in Puntius
conchonius. These characteristics are primary
sexual dimorphic nature of Puntius
conchonius. The upper portion of the body
shinning olive green and lower portion silvery
in both sexes; but there is pinkish colour in
male between these two portions, which is not
visible in the female fishes.
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Horny tubercles are seen on the head of male dimorphic characters. Talwar and Jhingran
in some cyprinids viz. Tor putitora and Tor (1991) noticed that the arching reddish in the
tor (Pathani, 1978) and Barilius bendelisis dorsal fin of the male Puntius ticto easily
(Badola et al,1982), and these are more distinguishes the species and the dorsal fin of
prominent during the breeding season, this the female Puntius ticto female is pale, except
they of nature is called secondary sexual for a faint rose at breeding time.
Inasu (1993) observed that males are larger entire body blackish –brown, blotches
then females of the same age group in distinct.
Tetradone travencooricus (Hora and Nair) but In the present study a significant sexual
Tessy and Inasu (1997) observed that in the
dimorphism was notices in the fish Puntius
edibal perch Priacanthus hamrus (Cur. and
ticto. The male fish have slight black blotch
Val.) females are more than two times larger on the dorsal and ventral fins, which were not
and heavier than the males of the same age
found in any of the female fish. There was a
group. Kurian and Inasu (1997) noticed that well marked dark pinkish colour in lower
female are dominance is observed in Ompak
portion of the male on both the side. In
bimaculatus (Bloch) also, since female is
female, there is slightly pinkish and dark
more or less two times larger and five times
yellow color found in both the sides. The
heavier than the males of the same age group
dorsal, ventral and anal fins are dark pinkish
but in Horabagrus brachysoma( Gunther) the and slight orange in the male while slight
males are found slightly larger and heavier pinkish and dark orange color found in female
than the females of the same age group.
fishes. In the present investigation, statistical
Arunanchalam and Johnson (2002) observed analysis of morphometric data revealed that
that sexual dimorphism in Puntius
certain characters slightly differ in male and
kannikattiensis, males deep black, tubercles females.
on front of snout, and extended laterally
below the eyes, also on the lower jaw. Black Acknowledgements
blotches on the body not clear. Fins and lips Authors wish to acknowledgements the
deep black. In female; snout was plain, and no principal, Dr. G.S. Bisht, L.S.M. Govt. P.G
tubercles found on snout or lower jaw. Lips College Pithoragarh, Pithoragarh District for
are white, fins pale yellow to dull white; providing necessary facilities. Authors are
also thankful to Prof. A.K. Dobriyal, Head,
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