Abstract
The catfish, Rita rita (Hamilton) were collected from river Sutlej, district Kasur. The total length of fish ranged from 20.2 to 30.3 cm and weighed from 79.0-542 g. The gut content of these fishes were extracted and examined carefully under microscope and four food items were recovered from the gut and were identified as; crustaceans, mollusca
shells, fish scales and rotten vegetation/debris. Crustaceans dominated the fish food throughout the sampling period. In December fish had less
diverse food than in January and February.
ZAFAR IQBAL , MUHAMMAD WASEEM. (2008) GUT CONTENT OF FRESHWATER CATFISH RITA RITA (HAMILTON) FROM RIVER SUTLEJ, DISTRICT KASUR, PAKISTAN, Punjab University Journal of Zoology, Volume 23, Issue (1&2).
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