Animal Kingdom Question 322
Question: An indigenous fish used in biological control is:
Options:
A) Catia (software)
B) Lepis costata
C) Gambusia
D) Aplocheilus
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
A. Catla is a major carp fish and is economically important.
B. Labestes is a larvivorous fish and feeds on fish larvae.
C. Gambusia is known as mosquito fish as it feeds on the larva of the mosquitoes.
D. Aplocheilus is known as the African killifish and it is an aquarium fish.
Hence, an indigenous fish used in biological control is Gambusia.
So, the correct answer is ‘Labes’.
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