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| Designation | Scientist |
| Discipline | Fish and Fisheries Science |
| Division | Finfish Culture Division |
| Specialization | Fish Breeding, larval rearing, reproductive endocrinology, and stress physiology |
| Phone | +91- 044 – 24618817 Ext: 423 |
| dani.thomas@icar.org.in | |
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- Brief Profile
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- Recognition (National & International)
- Best 5 Publications during the Career
- Best 3 Publications during last 3 years
Completed Post graduation (M.F.Sc) in Aquaculture from ICAR-CIFE. Qualified Agricultural Research Service in 2016. Working in Fin Culture Division (FCD) of ICAR- CIBA since, on the development of brackishwater aquaculture. As a sub-project leader, achieved a breakthrough in the closing life cycle of brackishwater ornamental fish, Silver Moony (Monodactylus argenteus) first time in the world. Contributed to the captive seed production of Grey Mullet, Pearlspot, Mangrove Red Snapper and other brackishwater ornamental fishes. Areas of interest include the captive breeding of ornamental fishes and food fishes and developing aquaculture models to support small- scale farmers livelihood.
- Marine, brackishwater and freshwater finfish breeding and seed production
- Reproductive endocrinology and stress physiology
- Fish larval physiology
| No | Title | Funded By |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Application of improved techniques for captive maturation, assessment of reproductive biology, system development of induced breeding, larval rearing and seed production of brackishwater candidate finfish species | Institute |
| 2 | Development and refinement of finfish culture technologies for sustainable brackishwater aquaculture development | Institute |
| 3 | Development of brackishwater aquaculture through optimisation of captive breeding protocols of potential and emerging ornamental fish species, technology transfer and livelihood generation | Institute |
- Awarded best oral presentation on National Conference on Recent Advances in Aquaculture (NCRAA 2020), held on 6th – 7th February, 2020 in Chennai.
- Team Member for Best Poster Award: Krishna Sukumaran, Dani Thomas, Rekha M. U., Aritra Bera et al.,(2019). Growth and reproductive parameters of two geographical groups of grey mullet Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 in captivity during BRAQCON: (CIBA)- (SCAFi), January 23-25, 2019.
- Awarded best oral presentation on “2nd International Conference on Fisheries, Aquaculture and Environment in the Indian Ocean, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, 24-26 February 2015.
- Awarded best poster presentation on “Recent Technologies in Agriculture” conference by Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Samiti, Karnal, India in December 2013.
- Achieved Junior Research Fellowship under Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India 2011
- Thomas, D., Rekha, M.U., Angel, J.R.J., Sreekanth, G.B., Thiagarajan, G., Subburaj, R., Kailasam, M. and Vijayan, K.K., 2021. Effects of salinity amendments on the embryonic and larval development of a tropical brackishwater ornamental silver moony fish, Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758). Aquaculture, p.737073.
- Sukumaran, K., Thomas, D., Rekha, M.U., Angel, J.R.J., Bera, A., Mandal, B., Subburaj, R., Thiagarajan, G., Makesh, M., Ambasankar, K., Krishnakumar, K., Kailasam, M. and Vijayan, K. K. (2021). Reproductive maturation and induced breeding of two geographical groups of grey mullet, Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758. Aquaculture, p.736423.
- Dani Thomas, A. Navaneeth Krishnan, P. Ezhil Praveena, Raymond Jani Angel, M. Kailasam and K. P. Jithendran (2020). Amyloodinium sp. (Brown, 1931) (Dinoflagellida) infestation in captive stock of silver moony Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758). Indian Journal of Fisheries, 67(4): pp. 154-159.
- Thomas, D., Kailasam, M., Rekha, M.U., Jani Angel, R., Sukumaran, K., Sivaramakrishnan, T., Raja Babu, D., Subburaj, R., Thiagarajan, G. and Vijayan, K.K., 2020. Captive maturation, breeding and seed production of the brackishwater ornamental fish silver moony, Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758). Aquaculture Research, 51(11), pp.4713-4723.
- Angel, J.R.J., Vinay, T.N., Raghavan, R., Dani Thomas, Satheesha Avunje, Aravind R., Shekhar, M.S. and Vijayan, K.K., 2019. First record of the Javanese ricefish, Oryzias javanicus (Bleeker, 1854) (Beloniformes: Adrianichthyidae) in the natural waters of India. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 2019; 35:1034–1038.
- Thomas, D., Rekha, M.U., Angel, J.R.J., Sreekanth, G.B., Thiagarajan, G., Subburaj, R., Kailasam, M. and Vijayan, K.K., 2021. Effects of salinity amendments on the embryonic and larval development of a tropical brackishwater ornamental silver moony fish, Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758). Aquaculture, p.737073.
- Sukumaran, K., Thomas, D., Rekha, M.U., Angel, J.R.J., Bera, A., Mandal, B., Subburaj, R., Thiagarajan, G., Makesh, M., Ambasankar, K., Krishnakumar, K., Kailasam, M. and Vijayan, K. K. (2021). Reproductive maturation and induced breeding of two geographical groups of grey mullet, Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758. Aquaculture, p.736423.
- Thomas, D., Kailasam, M., Rekha, M.U., Jani Angel, R., Sukumaran, K., Sivaramakrishnan, T., Raja Babu, D., Subburaj, R., Thiagarajan, G. and Vijayan, K.K., 2020. Captive maturation, breeding and seed production of the brackishwater ornamental fish silver moony, Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758). Aquaculture Research, 51(11), pp.4713-4723.