An Overview of Status and Development Trend of Aquaculture and Fisheries in Nepal

<table class="table-group" id="tab6"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Scientific name</td><td class="align_center">Common name</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="2">Exotic</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Carassius carassius</i> (Linnaeus, 1758)</td><td class="align_center">Goldfish</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Cyprinus carpio</i> (Linnaeus, 1758)</td><td class="align_center">Koi carp</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Poecilia reticulate</i> (W. Peters, 1859)</td><td class="align_center">Guppy</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Xiphophorus hellerii</i> (Heckel, 1848)</td><td class="align_center">Swordtail</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Xiphophorus maculatus</i> (Günther, 1866)</td><td class="align_center">Platty</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="2">Native</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>Colisa lalia</i> (F. Hamilton, 1822)</td><td class="align_center">Kolisa</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>List of ornamental finfishes in Nepal.</div>

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Table 6: An Overview of Status and Development Trend of Aquaculture and Fisheries in Nepal 