India is one among the 12-mega biodiversity countries which harbour 60-70% of the worlds recorded biodiversity. With only 2.4% of land area, India accounts for 7-8% of the recorded species of the world. Out of approx 31600 fish species recorded worldwide, more than 2463 fish species are present in Indian water bodies. Mahseer is the common name for several fresh water fish species of large scaled barbels (genera Tor, Neolissochilus, and Naziritor in the family Cyprinidae (carps) found in the Asian subcontinent and inhabits a wide range of Indian river-systems and has high demand as food and...