Haematological Studies of Freshwater Fish, Clarias batrachus (L.) when Exposed to Endosulfan

Balaji D. Shinde, Smita R. Sonawane

Abstract: Present study deals with haematological effect of pesticide Endosulfan on fish Clarias batrachus. In this study when fish Clarias batrachus was exposed to various concentrations of Endosulfan for 96 hrs, haematological parameters such as Red blood cell count (RBC), Haemoglobin percentage (Hb), Packed Cell Volume (PCV), Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV), Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin (MCH), Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin Concentration (MCHC) were decresed while White blood cell count (WBC) and blood glucose was increased as compared to control.

Keywords: Clarias batrachus, Endosulfan, Blood, Haematological, Glucose