Stock identification methods have been developed with the progression of technology but this
sometimes brings problems rather than the solution since the advancement in methods is not
unidirectional but diffused. As of now, every method has pros and cons. The choice of the best method
of population/stock discrimination is a critical issue depends on the frame of the study and the desired
objectives to be fulfilled. The best method(s) would be the one which is rapid, reliable, low cost and
easily applicable. In this article, the focus is given to morphological approaches. Since long, body
morphology, as an efficient tool, has been used to delineate fish stocks, which contributes to the
conservation management of important fauna. In stock or population delineation studies of fishes,
landmark-based quantitative shape analysis of the organism body have a valuable role to play and
complementing other existing approaches. Nevertheless, there is no single best method which can be
applied to all or any species for their identification/delineation. The best method varies from species to
species as does the requirement to one or more methods and even employing more than one discipline.
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Author Name: Deepmala Gupta and Madhu Tripathi
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Keywords: Fish, Geometric morphometrics, Morphological techniques, Quantitative assessment.
ISSN: 0000-0000
EISSN: 2582-1032
EOI/DOI: https://doi.org/10.46505/IJBI.
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