Question

Which of the following is called the surface feeder?
A) Catia B) Rohu C) Mrigal D) Grass carp

Answer 1

Catia is known as surface feeder

Answer 2

Answer:

The option a) Catia is the correct answer

Explanation:

Catia

• The Catla fish known as Catla

• Catla eats phytoplanktons, those plants that lives in the water

• the surface feeder fish is the term  used for those fish which are having straight back that can easily reach to the top of the water  open their mouth easily to grab anything for eating  and is a surface feeder.

Rohu

• Rohu fish belong to the phylum chordates
• Notochord and dorsal tubular nerve cord present and gill-slits present
• Also known as labeo rohita
• characterized by having no lateral lobes in the snout.
• Two nostrils are present on the dorsal side of the snout.
• The mouth is a crescentic transverse opening bounded by thick fringed lips.
• Teeth are absent in the jaws.

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