Singhara or Khagga farming

Khagga / Singhara is a variety 0f Catfish. It is not like a river catfish. It's like normal fish, but its face matches with catfish. The meat is white when cooked, and it smells strong. Separate seenghala is a species of bagrid catfish. It is locally known as Khagga or Singhara and Seenghala, among other names. It is found in south Asian countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh and also in Myanmar, Thailand and Yunnan, China.

It can reach up to 150 cm in length, however, lengths up to 40 cm are more usual. It is commercially harvested for human consumption as well as being a popular game fish that fights when hooked. It is carnivorous in the diet. It can be distinguished from other sperata species by its spatulate, blunt snout, relatively short barbels and mouth that is only 1/3 as wide as the head is long.

Description

Singhara fish is found in rivers, canals, beels, ditches, inundated fields and other freshwater areas. Adults fight well and provide good sport. It is Carnivore. singhara breeds before the commencement of monsoons. Oviparous, distinct pairing possibly like other members of the same genus

Dorsal spines 1, Dorsal soft rays 7, No Anal spines, Anal soft rays 11 - 12. Body elongated and compressed; snout broad and spatulate. Barbels extend posteriorly to the pelvic fins or beyond to the anal fin. The dorsal spine is weakly serrated on its posterior edge; the adipose fin base is short, as long as the rayed dorsal fin base is. The colour is brownish-grey on the back and silvery on the flanks and belly. A dark well-defined spot is on the adipose dorsal fin.

Farming Methods

Singhara fish farming involves the raising of fish commercially in tanks, concrete, and earthen. The tank method is the principal form of aquaculture, while the concrete and earthen, fall under mariculture.

Health Benefits

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