Contents: Preface. 1. Present eco-status of coldwater fish and fisheries/A.G.K. Menon, H.R. Singh and N. Kumar. 2. Cytogenetical studies on coldwater fishes with special references trouts, snow-trouts, Mahseers and common carps/A.R. Khuda-Buksh. 3. Some aspects of haematology of coldwater fish/B.D. Joshi. 4. Diseases of coldwater fish/A.K. Chopra and H.R. Singh. 5. Certain aspects of Helminth parasitism in coldwater fishes/S.K. Malhotra. 6. Breeding biology of trout/K.K. Vass. 7. Reproductive biology of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio var. communis Linn. from Gobindsagar, Himachal Pradesh (India)/M.S. Johal, K.K. Tandon and V.K. Sharma. 8. Breeding ecology of some coldwater minor carps from Garhwal Himalayas/A.K. Dobriyal, N. Kumar, A.K. Bahuguna and H.R. Singh. 9. Mahseer fisheries in Maharashtra/M.D. Pisolkar. 10. Artificial propagation of Tor khudree (sykes) and Tor tor (Ham.)/C.V. Kulkarni. 11. Nutritional studies on Mahseer, Tor Khudree (sykes)/P. Keshavanath. 12. Intensive rearing of Mahseer, Tor khudree, fry under controlled hatchery conditions/A.B. Pillai and W.S. Lakra. 13. Reproductive biology and spawning ecology of Tor tor (Ham.) from the river Narmada/V.R. Desai. 14. Reproductive biology of the golden Mahseer, Tor putitora (Ham.) from Kumaun Himalayas/S.S. Pathani. 15. Maturity, fecundity and sex ratio of an endangered coldwater fish, golden Mahseer, Tor putitora (Ham.) from Gobindsagar (H.P.), India/M.S. Johal, K.K. Tandon and G.S. Sandhu. 16. Aquaculture of Mahseer, Tor putitora/C.B. Joshi. 17. Spawning ecology and threats to the survival of Mahseer/P. Nautiyal. 18. The bionomics and fishery prospects of the coldwater prawn of Kumaun Himalayas/S. Kumar. H.C.S. Bisht and J. Kaur. 19. Conservation and management of coldwater fish genetic resources/P. Das. 20. Fishery management of reservoirs in hilly terrain: a case study in Himachal Pradesh/Pradeep K. Katiha, R.N. Seth and S.C. Tewari.

"The aim of publishing this book is to provide and up-to-date information on different aspects of coldwater aquaculture and fisheries in India. The book provides the edited contributions in the form of original papers and review articles of renowned scientists in the field. The authors have addressed various aspects related to coldwater fisheries such as ecology, biology, captive breeding and rearing, genetics and conservation.

"As the book contains valuable information on four commercially important coldwater fishes, i.e. Mahaseer, snow-trout, trout and common carp, it would be of great use to teachers, scientists and students of Zoology, Aquaculture and Fisheries."

[H.R. Singh is Professor and Head of the Department of Zoology at the University of Allahabad.]