Rangeen Machhli App

Current Context : Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying launched the “Rangeen Machhli” mobile app.

ABOUT  

• Developed by ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture with support from the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana.
• The app is designed to meet the growing needs of the ornamental fisheries sector, providing crucial knowledge resources for hobbyists, aquarium shop owners, and fish farmers.
• It provides multilingual information on popular ornamental fish species in eight Indian languages.
• Features: Locate nearby aquarium shops, Promoting local businesses and connecting users with reliable sources for ornamental fish.

ABOUT ORNAMENTAL FISH FARMING :

• It is practise of raising attractive, colorful fishes of various characteristics, which are reared in a confined aquatic system.
• Indigenous Ornamental Fishes: Loaches, Eels, Barbs, Catfish, and Goby, Clown Fish etc.