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An aquarium fish of South American origin that can withstand low dissolved oxygen levels,
with no food value and predation pressure, presently reported from the natural waters of

many Indian states :
൧) Pterigoplichthys spp. (3) Poecilia spp.

(೮) Ictalurus spp. (D) Gambusia spp.

Which of the categories listed below are not permitted for import as per DAHD’s sanitary

protocol for import of ornamental fishes?
൫ Genetically modified verities
(11) An invasive species with deleterious impacts
(ii) A known vector or carrier of pathogens
(^) Gi) and (iii) only (B) (iii) only
(C) All the above (D) None of the above

Ovoviviparous fishes give birth to young ones. Which of the following statements are true

about live bearers?
0) Anal fin modified to gonopodium in males
(1) Internal fertilization
(11) Once mated, the sperm is stored for fertilizing multiple batches of eggs
(iv) Mothers are cannibalistic on young ones
(^) (0), Gi) and (iii) are correct ൯ (ii) and (iii) are correct

(0) @ Gi) and (iv) are correct (D) Allthe statements are true

Green certification of freshwater ornamental fishes is an assurance that they have been
caught/produced/reared in a manner that ensures social and environmental sustainability.
Which is the nodal agency for implementation of Green Certification and Green Seal

Labelling in India?
(A) Export Inspection Agency
(B) Marine Products Export Development Authority
(C) Coastal Aquaculture Authority

(D) National Fisheries Development Board

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