Abstract

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The present study was carried out to find out the changes in the haematological and serum biochemical parameters induced by starvation in the fresh water fish, Notopterus notopterus. In the starved fish for fourteen days a significant reduction in the hemoglobin and hematocrite content has been noticed. Starvation is known to induce different responses on blood biochemical level, depending on how long the starvation lasts, as well as on the species-specific differences in the metabolism and its regulation. A significant decrease in protein, creatinine, triglycerides, enzymes like SGOT, SGPT and electrolyte sodium whereas glucose and BUN increased after starvation exposure to the fish, N. notopterus. The changes in the environmental factors such as deprivation of food cause stress to the fish which may bring disturbance in the blood parameters effecting the survival of fish

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