Profile of Dr. Mukesh Kumar Singh

• B.F. Sc.: College of Fisheries, Dholi (Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar
• M.F. Sc. in  Aquaculture: Faculty of Fishery Sciences, Kolkata (West Bengal university of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal)
• Ph.D. in Fisheries Resources and Management: College of Fisheries, Mangaluru (Karnataka Veterinary, Animal & Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar)

Professional Area

• Research Area: Aquaculture Diversification, Molecular Taxonomy, Integrated Fish Farming
• Research Interests: Intensification of Aquaculture

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Mukesh Kumar Singh, H. N. Anjanayappa, B. K. Das, D. Bhakta, and K. Kumari., 2025. Unveiling a new Puntius species from the Brahmaputra drainage and its Genetic Connections with Related Species. Journal of Ichthyology (Accepted 2^nd April 2025).
• Mukesh Kumar Singh, H. N. Anjanayappa, S. R. Somashekara, A. S. Kumar Naik, T. S. Annappaswamy and H. S. Mogalekar (2023) Biometric evaluation of Puntius sophore (Hamilton, 1822) from Eastern India. J. Exp. Zool. India 26, 1533- 1539. DOI: https://doi.org/10.51470/jez.2023.26.2.1533, Doc ID:https://connectjournals.com/03895.2023.26.1533
• Singh, M. K., T. K. Ghosh, and S. K. Singh. 2006. “Assessment of integrated fish farming systems by water and soil quality indexing.”. J. Exp. Zool. India Vol. 9, No. 2, pp, 469-476.
• Singh, M. K., T. K. Ghosh, and S. K. Singh. 2006.. “A sample study on the performance of pig-cum-fish and duck-cum-fish farming.” J. Exp. Zool. India Vol. 9, No. 2, pp, 487-492.
• Raut S.M., Singh J., Kumar M., Sarma K., Singh I.S., Gupta N., Ramteke K.K., Mogalekar H.S. & Singh M.K. 2024. Growth parameter estimates of seven small indigenous fish species from the four selected floodplain wetlands of North Bihar, India. Journal of the Inland Fisheries Society of India, 56(2), 122-132.
• Sanjay Chandravanshi, H. S. Mogalekar, Sahil, R. R. Dupare, Adyasha Sahu , Sudhan Chandran . S. K. Nayak, R.K. Brahmchari, K. Singh (2023) Growth parameters estimates of Parreysia favidens (benson, 1862) from the river Burhi Gandak in Bihar, India. Journal of the Inland Fisheries Society of India, 55(3), pp.332-337.
• Dikeshwar Prasad, S. K. Nayak*, H. S. Mogalekar, Shivendra Kumar, K. Singh, R. K. Brahmchari, Anirudh Kumar and P. P. Srivastava (2023) Studies on Morphometric Analysis Of Pila Globosa (Swainson, 1822) From Manika Oxbow Lake, Muzaffarpur, Bihar. J. Inland Fish. Soc. India, 55(4), pp.371-381.
• Kashyap, D.K., Mogalekar, H., Sahil, S.N., Ram, R., Sharma, A., Kumar, P., Saxena, M., Kumar, S. and Singh, M.K, 2023. Feeding Habits and Reproductive Behavior of Zig-Zag Eel Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepède, 1800) From The Burhi Gandak River In Bihar, India: Reproductive and feeding biology of zig-zag eel. Journal of the Inland Fisheries Society of India, 55(1), pp.03-15.
• Suyani, N., Rathore, S., Singh, M., & Sureandiran, B. (2022). A cognitive review on microplastics and their effects on marine. Octa J. Biosci. Vol. 10 (2):112-123
• K. Suyani, Mukesh Kumar Singh, S. S. Rathore and U. G. Vandarwala (2021) Morphometrics, length-weight relationship and relative condition factor of Portunus sanguinolentus (Herbst, 1783) (Portunidae) from North-West Coast of India. J. Exp. Zool. India 24, 933-938. DocID: https://connectjournals.com/03895.2021.24.933
• Suyani, N. K., & Singh, M. K. Current Scenario of Mangrove Floristics of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Current Research in Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 2021; 3, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/cravs/v3/7742D
• Suyani NK, Vandarwala UG, Singh MK and Verma SK. 2020., Marine Fish Landings of Karnataka, India: A Review. Austin J Aquac Mar Biol., 3(1): 1007.
• Brahmchari, R. K., Kumar, S. and Singh, M. K. 2018. Interplay of substrate variation and biofilm formation in augmenting carp production. J. Curr. Microbiology App. Sci. Special issue-7 pp 3774 -3786.
• Kumari, A.,Kumar,V., Prasad,S., Shahi, B and Singh, M. K. 2018. Impact of village level natural resources management (VLNRM) on crop yield and economics in semi aried region of Bihar to improve rural livelihood and food securities. Int. J. Curr. Microbiology App. Sci. Special issue-7 pp 1273 -1279.

Book chapters/ Technical bulletins/ Popular articles / Manuals:

• Roshni Kumari, Pravesh Kumar and Mukesh Kumar Singh (2024). Global Environment Changes and Its Impacts on Marine Fisheries. Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries:From Innovation to Conservation. International Books & Periodical Supply Service, Delhi-110034, ISBN: 978-93-66269-07-8 and E-ISBN: 978-93-66260-48-8. 147-156.
• Suyani, N.K., Singh, M.K. and Brahmchari, R.K. (2023). Climate Change and Coral Reef Ecosystem: Impacts and Management Strategies. In Outlook of Climate Change and Fish Nutrition(Eds. A Sinha, S. Kumar and K. Kumari). Springer Nature Singapore. ISBN 978-981-19-5499-3. 63-74.  DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-5500-6_6
• Jham Lal, Sahil, Gautam Kumar Yadav, Suparna Deb, S.K. Nayak and M.K. Singh (2023). Use of probiotics as fish feed supplements. Emerging Trends in the Aquaculture Sector, Narendra Publishing House, Delhi, India. pp: 179-190.
• Samal, G., Dubey, S., Sahu, A. and Singh, M.K., (2023), Small Indigenous Fish Species in India: Perspective on Distribution, Nutritional Value, Livelihood, Conservation, and Management. Handbook of Sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries. Elite Publishing House, New Delhi, India, pp. 151-160.
• Brahmchari, R. K., Nayak, S.K., Kumar, A., Singh, M.K., Kumar, S., and Srivastava, P.P. (2023) Climate-Resilient Aquaculture: Addressing Heighten Risks in Farmed Fish. In: Singh et al. (Eds.) Innovation in Agriculture for Sustainable Systems and Farmers’ income: A climate resilient perspective. 31^st Annual Conference of AERA, India, RPCAU, Bihar ISBN 978-81-954358-5-2. pp. 67-73.
• Pandit, N., Brahmchari, R. K., Nayak, S. K., Mogalekar, H. S. and Singh, M. K. (2023). Specific Pathogen-Free (SPF) Fish/Shellfish Stocks: Reducing Disease Risk in Aquaculture. Chronicle of Aquatic Science 1(5): 49-57.
• Das, S.S., Brahmchari, R. K., Nayak, S. K., Mogalekar, H.S. and Singh, M. K. (2023). Prophylactic Strategies in Mitigating Disease Risks in Indian Carp Farming. Vigyan Varta 4(11): 197-201.
• K. Brahmchari, Ankur Jamwal, Anirudh Kumar and Mukesh Kr. Singh (2022) Sardiyon ke Dauran Machhliyon Ki Vishesh Dekhbhal. Krishiomiki -Ank-01, 130-132
• Kumar, A., Brahmchari, R.K., Singh, M.K. and Kumar, S. (2019). Carp culture and Management. Publisher: COF, Dholi
• Kumar, A., Brahmchari, R.K., Singh, M.K. and Kumar, S. (2019). Carp Machhaliyon Ka Bij Utpadan. Publisher: COF, Dholi

A. Department of Aquaculture

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