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Sukham Munilkumar

Sukham Munilkumar
Principal Scientist
Aquaculture
BFSc, MSc (Fisheries Management), PhD (Inland Aquaculture)
+91-22-23573893 | Extn: 29 (O) | +91-9007092830

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, Amrata Verma, 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 Schistura McClelland, 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

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