Sukham Munilkumar
Principal Scientist
Division of Aquaculture
BFSc, MSc (Fisheries Management),
PhD (Inland Aquaculture)

+91 022 2357-3893 | Extn: 29 (O)
+91 9007092830

munilkumars@cife.edu.in / munilkumar@gmail.com

Research Interests

  • Larval rearing and nutrition
  • Multi trophic aquaculture systems
  • Ornamental fish from Northeast India

Research Papers

  • Pham, H. D., Siddik, M. A., Fotedar, R., Chaklader, M. R., Foysal, M. J., Nguyen, C. M., & Munilkumar, S. (2020). Substituting fishmeal with lupinLupinusangustifolius kernel meal in the diets of cobia Rachycentroncanadum: Effects on growth performance, nutrient utilization, haemato-physiological response, and intestinal health. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 114556.doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2020.114556
  • Sahoo , U., Mahapatra,B.K.m, Pailan, G.H., Paramita B. Sawant, P.B., Munilkumar, S. and Datta, S. (2019) Nutritional interventions for growth performance of dwarf gourami, Colisalalia (Hamilton, 1822) Journal of Indian Fisheries Association. Vol 46 (1):30-38
  • Sahoo,U., Mahapatra, B.K.,Paramita B. Sawant, Munilkumar, S., Pailan, G.H. &Datta, S.(2019) Biometric Studies of Dwarf Gourami, Colisalalia (Hamilton, 1822) Occurring Along River Hoogly, East Coast, India. International Journal of Advance Biological Research.Vol 9(2):128-132
  • Rasal, V. M., Yadre, S. G., Shukla, S. P., Ravi, P. M., Mishra, M. K., Munilkumar, S. & Dasgupta, S. (2019). Microalgae Distribution and Diversity in the Narmada River Basin around Chutka, Madhya Pradesh, India. Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci, 8(9), 1488-1501.
  • Singh, S. K., Tiwari, V. K., Chadha, N. K., Munilkumar, S., Prakash, C., & Pawar, N. A. (2019). Effect of dietary synbiotic supplementation on growth, immune and physiological status of Labeorohita juveniles exposed to low pH stress. Fish &Shellfish Immunology.91:358-368
  • Singh, K., Munilkumar, S., Sahu, N. P., Das, A., & Devi, G. A. (2019). Feeding HUFA and vitamin C-enriched Moinamicrura enhances growth and survival of Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792) larvae. Aquaculture, 500, 378-384.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.09.049.
  • Ponnusamy K, P. Sivaperumal, V. Sekar, AmrataVerma, Subhashree Das S., Munilkumar, S. Das Gupta and A. K. Pal. (2018). Diversity of macrobenthos around Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS). J Marine Biology and Aquascape. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.31579/1.10014
  • Kumar. P., Jain, K.K., Munilkumar, S. and Sudhagar, A.S. (2017). A review in alternate feeding strategies for optimum nutrient utilization and reducing feed cost for semi-intensive practices in aquaculture system. Agricultural Reviews. R- 1676 (1-7)
  • Nahar, A., Chaklader, M. R., Siddik, M. A. B., Ilham, I., Pham, H. D. and Munilkumar, S. (2017). Stock Structure of the Critically Endangered Clupisomagarua (Hamilton, 1822): An Investigation Based on Discriminant Analysis Approach. J Aquac Res Development, 8(470), 2.
  • Banerjee, T., Datta, S., Munilkumar, S. and Mahapatra, B.K. (2016). Culture of Chlorella spp. Through replacement of expensive pure nutrient media with low cost commercial fertilzers. Environment & Ecology. 34(3C):1430-1434
  • Ponnusamy, K., Kamala, K., Munilkumar, S., & Pal, A. K. (2016). Antioxidant Properties from Tissue Extract of Cephalopods around Madras Atomic Power Station, Kalpakkam Coast. International Journal of Pharma Research and Health Sciences.Volume 4 (2), 1086-91
  • Verma, A., Ponnusamy, K., Das, S., Munilkumar, S., and Pal, A.K . (2016). Marine fish diversity at Kalpakkam coast sites of Tamil Nadu. Research Journal of Marine Sciences. Vol. 4(5), 1-6
  • Ponnusamy, K., Munilkumar, S., Das, S., Verma, A., Venkitesan, R., & Pal, A. K. (2016). Shellfish resources around Madras Atomic Power Station Kalpakkam, Southeast India. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity.), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2016.04.005
  • Tok, N. C., Jain, K. K., Prabu, D. L., Sahu, N. P., Munilkumar, S., Pal, A. K., Siddiah, G. M. and Kumar, P. (2016). Metabolic and digestive enzyme activity of Pangasianodonhypophthalmus (Sauvage, 1878) fingerlings in response to alternate feeding of different protein levels in the diet. Aquaculture Research. doi:10.1111/are.13122
  • Ilham, I., Fotedar, R., & Munilkumar, S. (2016). Effects of organic selenium supplementation on growth, glutathione peroxidase activity and histopathology in juvenile barramundi (Latescalcarifer Bloch 1970) fed high lupin meal-based diets. Aquaculture.457:15–23
  • Hanif, M. A., Siddik, M. A. B., Chaklader, M. R., Mahmud, S., Nahar, A., Hoque, M. S., & Munilkumar, S.(2015). Biodiversity and Conservation of Threatened Freshwater Fishes in Sandha River, South West Bangladesh.World Applied Sciences Journal, 33(9), 1497-1510
  • Singh. K., Munilkumar, S., Sahu, N.P. and Das, A. (2015). Food type preference and size in relation to mouth gape of larval stages of Climbing perch, Anabas testudineus. Ecology, Environment and Conservation. 21 (4):2039-2045

Other Publications

  • Munilkumar, S., Rameshori, Y., Mangang. W.R., Kamei. M, Chinglemba, Y., Suchiang, D., Kumar, P and Pavankumar, A. (2019). Development of ornamental culture and fisheries in northeast India with special reference to the genus SchisturaMcClelland, 1838. Research Trends on Fish & Fisheries in mountain waters of eastern Himalayan Region/ Eds. Das.D.N., Abujam, S &Achom, D. Publisher Notion Press, Chennai. 69-81pp (Book-chapter)
  • DNA Barcoding and Domestication of Ornamental Fishes of the Chindwin And Barak‒Surma‒ Meghna River Basins of Northeast India (DBT funded project as PI)- 2017-20
  • Development of package of practice for Anabas testudineus in eastern region of India. (Institutional project as Co-PI)- 2019-2022
  • Captive Maturation, Breeding and Culture of Indigenous Ornamental Fish Botiadario and Colisalalia. (Institutional project as Co-PI) 2015-2018
  • Studies on present status of marine radioecology and biodiversity at Kalpakkam coastal site” (BRNS funded project as Co-PI/PI) 2011-16

Others

  • Fellow of Zoological Society of India, Bodhgaya, India
  • Endeavour Research Fellow (2015)