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Dr. Rajeev Raghavan (Group Leader) (see more)Rajeev is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Fisheries Resource Management at the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS). His team studies tropical aquatic biodiversity, answering both fundamental and applied questions on species, ecosystems and human dimensions. Rajeev is actively involved with the work of the IUCN SSC and is currently the South Asia Coordinator of the Freshwater Fish Specialist Group and the Freshwater Fish Red List Authority Coordinator for Asia/Oceania, besides being an invited member on several Specialist Groups and Interdisciplinary Task Forces. He has to his credit more than 150 publications in the peer reviewed literature. |
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Unmesh Katwate (PhD candidate)
Thesis title: Systematics and evolution of small barbs (family: cyprinidae) of the Western Ghats Research Interests: Freshwater Fish Taxonomy and Conservation |
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Anoop VK (PhD candidate)Thesis title: Taxonomy and biogeography of the Western Ghats hillstream loach genus, Mesonoemacheilus Funding: Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies & Kerala State Biodiversity Board |
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Akshaya A (PhD candidate)Thesis title: Systematic conservation planning and identification of freshwater protected areas Funding: Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies |
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Arya Sidharthan (PhD candidate)Thesis title: Molecular ecology of balitorid loaches of the Western Ghats Funding: Kerala State Biodiversity Board |
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Ramvilas Ghosh (Co-supervised PhD candidate)Thesis title: Taxonomy, phylogenetics and evolution of gorgonians of the Central Indian Ocean. Funding: Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies; Mohammed Bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, PADI Foundation & Rufford Small Grants for Conservation |
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Shalu Kannan (Co-supervised PhD candidate)Thesis title: Taxonomy and conservation of syngnathid fishes. Funding: CSIR-UGC Junior Research Fellowship |
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Remya L Sundar (Junior Research Fellow and Lab Manager)Project: Diversity, distribution and conservation of subterranean fishes Funding: Department of Environment and Climate Change |
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Sreesha Gadadharan (Visiting PhD student)Thesis Title: Systematics and biogeography of Aplocheilus in the Western Ghats |
Previous Members
Smrithy Ramadasan (Intern 2019-2020) currently PhD candidate at the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa, India
Ashna Shanmughan (Master of Fisheries Science/MFSc, 2018-2019) – currently PhD candidate at the ICAR – Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, India
Sruthymol, UM (Master of Fisheries Science/MFSc, 2018-2019)
Rahul Rajan (Master of Fisheries Science/MFSc, 2018-2019) – currently Senior Research Fellow at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Kochi
Seethalakshmi Sanil (Master of Fisheries Science/MFSc, 2018-2019) – currently Executive Assistant at the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Hyderabad
Mubarak M (Master of Fisheries Science/MFSc, 2017-2018) – currently PhD candidate at the National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan
Shubra Singh (Visiting MFSc Student 2018 – Master of Fisheries Science in Fish Genetics, Central Institute of Fisheries Education/CIFE, Mumbai, October 2018)
Sanniya Sekhar (Intern – August/September 2018 – Master of Science in Biodiversity & Ecosystem Management, University of Camerino, Italy)
Anju CV (Master of Science in Marine Biology, 2016-2018)
Eldho PS (Master of Fisheries Science/MFSc, 2016-2017) – currently PhD candidate at the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), Kochi
Sangeetha Nair (Visiting PhD Student, Central Institute of Fisheries Education/CIFE, Mumbai, February/March 2017) – currently Scientist at the Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI), Barrackpore
Parul Gurjar (Visiting PhD Student, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, December 2016)
Rufus T (Master of Fisheries Science/MFSc, 2015-2016) – currently Fisheries Assistant at the Department of Fisheries, Government of Andhra Pradesh
Swathy KS (Master of Science in Biological Oceanography and Biodiversity, 2015-2016) – currently PhD candidate at the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), Kochi
Richu A (Master of Science in Biological Oceanography and Biodiversity, 2015-2016)
Collaborators
We believe that success in science comes through collaboration and therefore much of our research is born and progress through joint effort. We work with some of the best minds in the subject from over 20 institutions in six countries.
Neelesh Dahanukar, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India
Siby Philip, Department of Zoology, Nirmalagiri College, Kannur, India
Anvar Ali, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), Kochi, India
Sanjay Molur, Zoo Outreach Organization (ZOO), Coimbatore, India
Bijukumar A, Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Trivandrum, India
Ralf Britz, Senckenberg Natural History Museum, Dresden, Germany
Steven J. Cooke, Institute of Environmental Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Jörg Freyhof, Natural History Museum, Berlin, Germany
Kazunori Yamahira, Nishihara Station, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
Ranjeet K, Department of Aquatic Environment Management, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), Kochi, India
Arun Kanagavel, Freelance Conservation Biologist, Hyderabad
Unmesh Katwate, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Mumbai, India
Adrian C. Pinder, University of Bournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
Shijo Joseph, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), Kochi, India
Subha Bhassu, Institute of Genetics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Binoy V.V, National Institute for Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore, India
P.O. Nameer, Center for Wildlife Studies, Kerala Agricultural University (KAU), Thrissur, India
Josin Tharian, Department of Zoology, St. John’s College, Anchal, India
Scott Dowd, New England Aquarium (NEAq), Boston, United States of America
Suresh Kumar, School of Ocean Science and Technology, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), Kochi, India
Benno Pereira, Department of Zoology, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Nadeem Qadri, The Nature University, Srinagar, India
Nikhil Sood, India Gills, Bangalore, India
C.P. Arjun, Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Thiruvananthapuram, India
D.B. Gurung, College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan, Lobesa, Bhutan
Derek D’souza, International Game Fishing Association (IGFA) and Mahseer Trust
