Pradeep Kumkar

TL;DR: In this article, the authors estimated the degree of microplastic pollution, its impact on a selected fish and its function as a vector for heavy metals in the Ulhas River estuary, which is one of the most fragile, polluted, and anthropogenically impacted estuaries in India.

TL;DR: The data indicates that though P. khavalchor predominantly feeds on scale, the digestive physiology is adapted to support dual feeding habit (lepidophagy and carnivory) and is further supported by the osteological observations.

TL;DR: The present study demonstrates the scale-eating behavior of a siluroid catfish, Pachypterus khavalchor, and the role of its oral structure and bacterial endosymbionts in shaping this lepidophagous habit and two isolates were found to be capable of producing chitinase indicating that they are likely to be involved in the digestion of chitIn-rich scales in the host fish gut.

TL;DR: Badis britzi, the first species of the genus endemic to southern India, is described from the Nagodi tributary of the west-flowing Sharavati River in Karnataka and distinguished from congeners by a combination of characters including a slender body, 21-24 pored lateral-line scales and a striking colour pattern.

TL;DR: Overall, due to the worldwide occurrence of glyphosate in water bodies, glyphosate mediated behavioral suppression exposes the prey animals to a considerable risk of predation, both by native and non-native predators.