ISSN: 2639-216X
Authors: Ullah MR*
Garua Bachcha, Clupisoma garua (Hamilton, 1822), is a catfish widespread in the South Asian countries such as Bangladesh. It belongs to the order Siluriformes and the family Schilbeidae. This species is economically important as a recreational and food fish. The quantity of this fish is declining across the world, notably in Bangladesh, due to a variety of climatic and mostly anthropogenic impacts, which is creating worry among environmentalists. As a result, the IUCN has already classified this species as an endangered fish in Bangladesh. Despite the fact that there is no special conservation plan for C. garua in Bangladesh, there are a variety of fisheries resource protection policies in place that may have an impact on C. garua sustainability. The biology and ecology of this fish, as well as its dispersion across the nation and the world, conservation methods, and research gaps, are all investigated in this paper. Furthermore, this study presents a sustainable conservation framework for enhancing the conservation strategy of this endangered species, which may be replicated in other countries with the same goal.
Keywords: Clupisoma garua; Water Covers; Freshwater; Bangladesh
