Prof.Pradeep Chandravadan Mankodi

Department Department of Zoology

Contact No 9426981489

Email Id pc.mankodi-zoo@msubaroda.ac.in

Faculty Faculty of Science

Designation Professor(CAS)

Education Details

Education	University Name	State	Passing Year
PhD	Saurashtra University, Rajkot	Gujarat	10-1988
Post Graduate	Saurashtra University, Rajkot	Gujarat	6-1982
Graduate	Saurashtra University, Rajkot	Gujarat	6-1979

Experience Detail

Employer Name	Designation	Nature of Job	Start Date	End Date
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda	Visiting Faculty	Teaching	1-11-2021	30-6-2022
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat	Professor	Teaching	17-8-1989	31-10-2021
Space Applications Center, ISRO	Scientist 'B'	Research	31-3-1986	14-8-1989

Research Details

Title	Funding Agency	Project Nature	Duration	Status	Date
Survey work in the field of Ichthyofauna	GEER FOUNDATION	Major	12	Completed	23-2-2017
Impact of climate change on Anthozoan along Saurashtra coast.	MoES	Major	36	Completed	27-2-2015
Documentation of Inland Fishes of Gujarat. Funded by	Gujarat Biodiversity Board	Major	12	Completed	13-3-2014
Molecular investigation of Zoanthid diversity of a rocky intertidal area.	Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission	Major	36	Completed	4-4-2013

Academic/Research Visit

Institute/Industry Visited	Role	Duration	Sponsered By	Remarks	Date
University of Mauritius, Le Reduit, Mauritius	Invited Professor	6	Self	Receive Award	16-5-2017

Details Of JRF/SRF

Name of Fellow	Title	Duration	Type	Date
Ms. Jalpa K. Jadeja	Assessment of environmental variables and their impacts on Coral reefs using Remote Sensing and GIS	36	JRF	25-1-2021
Mr. Dhaval M. Bhatt	Mullet Fish Resources of Coastal Gujarat with Special Reference to Biological Aspects and Aquaculture Potential of Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)	36	JRF	19-12-2020

Ph.D. Guidance Detail

Student Name	Topic	status
Mr. Hardikgiri G. Gosai	Assessment of pollution load of coastal mudflats along the western bank of Gulf of Khambhat with special reference microbial community structure as bioindicators	Registered
Ms. Pooja A. Agravat	Diversity, distribution and population ecology of marine molluscs along south Saurashtra coast, Gujarat, India	Registered
Ms. Asmita R. Chavda	Community structure and diversity of rocky tide pools from south Saurashtra coast of Gujarat, India	Registered
Mr. Ajay U. Baldaniya	Study on diversity and fishery of class Elasmobranchii from maritime zone of Gujarat State	Registered
Ms. Gazala F. Sheikh	Status of Freshwater Resources of Central Gujarat with special reference to fish diversity and parasitology	Registered
Mr. Dhaval M. Bhatt	Mullet Fish Resources of Coastal Gujarat with Special Reference to Biological Aspects and Aquaculture Potential of Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Registered
Ms. J, K. Jadeja	Assessment of environmental variables and their impacts on Coral reefs using Remote Sensing and GIS	Synopsis Submitted
Ms. Pinal N. Shah	Diversity and Eco-physiology of Actinarians along the coast of Saurashtra, Gujarat	Completed
Mr. M. A. Tailor	Assessment of nutrient dynamics and physico-chemical status of freshwater reservoirs of Vadodara district, Gujarat, India	Completed
Mr. Kangkan Jyoti Sarma	Fish and fishery of Hilsa (Family: Clupidae) of Gujarat State with reference to migration	Completed
Mr. Santosh Kumar Singh	Ichthyofaunal diversity and fishery status of Sutrapada	Completed
Mr. M. H. Bhadrech	Ecosystem Assessment of Thol bird Sanctuary with special reference to Benthic Macro Invertebrate community	Completed
Mr. H. B. Parmar	Assessment of Macrobenthic community assemblage on Rocky intertidal zone of South Saurashtra Coastline with reference to its ecological status	Completed
Ms. K. M. Pandya	Ecological Assessment and distribution pattern of some Anthozoans along the Saurashtra Coast	Completed
Ms. D. M. Joshi	Impact Assessment of Coral reef ecosystem with special reference to climate change	Completed
Ms. N. M. Sharma	Assessment of Biotic components with special reference to fish population of lentic ecosystem	Completed
Ms. N. S. Bhattji	Assessment of Coral reefs with special reference to environmental threats.	Completed
Mr. Hitesh K. Kardani	Ecological assessment of Northern coast of Gulf of Kachchh with special reference to Planktonic forms	Completed
Ms. Ankita N. Parikh	Assessment of Urban Ponds with special reference to Antropogenic activities	Completed
Mr. R. S. Gohel	Ecological Assessment of Intertidal zone of Saurashtra Coast with special reference to molluscan diversity	Completed
Mr. C. S. Dave	Ecological assessment of Narara Reef with special reference to Coral Community	Completed
Mr. A. P. Goswami	Ecological assessment of Inland Reservoir with special reference to its fishery potential	Completed
Mr. H. U. Solanki	Exploring potential fishing zones along northwest coast of India using Remotely sensed satellite data	Completed
Mr. K. N. Sharma	Studies of effects of pollution on aquatic organisms of Narmada River	Completed

Books Published

Book Title	Publisher Name	ISBN	Published Year
India’s Green Energy Perspective: Critical Overview	Springer, Singapore	978-981-96-0535-4	2025
Biological Strategies of Fluoride Mitigation	Springer, Singapore	978-981-97-7733-4	2024
Climate Change’s Impact on Agricultural Food Production	Springer, Cham	978-3-031-57283-8	2024
Major Environmental Activism in India: Past and Present	Springer, Cham	978-3-031-55408-7	2024
Metal Contamination Status in Sediment along the Western Belt of Gulf of Khambhat, Gujarat, India	Excel India Publishers	978-93-91355-67-8	2023
A CASE REPORT OF BRANCHIOMYCES SP. INFECTION IN CARP (CATLA CATLA) FROM VADODARA, GUJARAT	Sebastian Vadakan and Sudeshna Menon	978 93 90996 06 3	2022
THE DIVERSITY OF SKATES AND RAYS FROM SAURASHTRA COAST-THE PENINSULAR REGION OF GUJARAT, INDIA	Sebastian Vadakan and Sudeshna Menon	978 93 90996 06 3	2022
GROWTH INDEX, GONADOSOMATIC INDEX AND GUT-CONTENT ANALYSIS OF MUGIL CEPHALUS LINNAEUS, 1758 FOUND IN THREE MAJOR ESTUARIES OF GUJARAT, INDIA	Sebastian Vadakan and Sudeshna Menon	978 93 90996 06 3	2022
Malacology and Pharmecology: An integrated approach with special emphasis on marine realm	Springer Inc.	978 981 15 5017 1	2020
Apprehanding the fish and fisheries of Tenualosa ilisha (Family: Clupeidae) in Narmada River Gujarat	Dr. Rezina Ahmed	978 93 89940 56 5	2020
Coral Reef mapping using Sentinel-2 MSI Data in Poshitra and Pirotan Islands, Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat	Indian Institute of Remote Sensing		2020
Spectral Response of Corals using Sentinel-2 Satellite Data in Narara, Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat	Research Culture Society and Publication	978 81 937540 9 2	2020
A comprehensive review on morphological, molecular and phylogenetics taxonomy of Zoanthids	A. R. Research Publications	978 93 86171 01 06	2016

Papers Presented

Paper Title	Paper Theme	Organising Body	Place	Published Year
Exploring Length-Weight Dynamics and Physiological Indices of Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 in Diu Lagoon, Gujarat, India	Recent Trends in Science and Technology	Christ College, Rajkot	Rajkot, Gujarat, India	12-2024
Assessment of Different Tides and Anthropogenic influence on Coastal Surface water at Bhavnagar coast, Gulf of Khambhat, India	Advances in Water Treatment and Management	School of Technology, Pandit Deendayal Energy University,	Gandhinagar	3-2024
ECOLOGICAL STATUS, LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP AND CONDITION FACTOR OF PERONIA VERRUCULATA (CUVIER, 1830) ALONG COASTAL SAURASHTRA, GUJARAT, INDIA	Sustainable Utilization of Oceans in Blue Economy	NIOT, IIT - Madras, and VIBHA at IIT-Madras Research Park	Chennai	2-2024
Elasmobranch fish identification using YOLO- A Deep learning approach	“Sustainable Utilization of Oceans in Blue Economy”	NIOT, IIT - Madras, and VIBHA at IIT-Madras Research Park	Chennai	2-2024
The occurrence of Lernaea sp. infestation in the freshwater fishes of Gujarat	13th Indian Fisheries & Aquaculture Forum-Fostering Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture for attaining Sustainable Development Goals	ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore and the Inland Fisheries Society of India, the Asian Fisheries Society Indian Branch and the Department of Fisheries, Government of West Bengal	West Bengal	2-2024
BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF POTENTIAL AQUACULTURE CANDIDATE Mugil cephalus (LINNAEUS, 1758) (MUGILIDAE JAROCKI, 1822) FROM NARMADA ESTUARY OF GUJARAT, INDIA	11 th INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES SYMPOSIUM (IFS 2023)	Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management (AARM) Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)	Pathumthani, Thailand	11-2023
EXPLORING INTERTIDAL HABITAT CHARACTERISTIC AND DIVERSITY OF ACTINIARIANS ALONG THE SOUTH SAURASHTRA COAST, GUJARAT, INDIA	Nature and Natural Sciences	Rani Durgavati University	Jabalpur	5-2023
Effect of Coastal Geo-morphology on the Quality of Water	Biological Tools for Sustainable Environment	Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU)	Surat	3-2023
Length - Weight relationship of selected Gastropods along Saurashtra coast, Gujarat, India	Recent Trends in Science and Technology	Christ College, Rajkot	Rajkot	2-2023
Catch composition of Ray fish (elasmobranchii, Batoids) from Gujarat coast, India	Path and Prospects in Applied Bioscience	department of Bioscience, Veer Narmad south Gujarat ubiversity Surat, India in Association with university of Mataram, Indonesia.	Surat	7-2022
Primary Heavy Metal, EDS and Environmental Assessment of Bhavnagar Coast, Gujarat	Path and Prospects in Applied Sciences	Depratment of Biosciences, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University	Surat	7-2022
Primary Heavy Metal, EDS and Environmental Assessment of Bhavnagar Coast	Conference	Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU)	Surat	7-2022
Identifying the impacts of anthropogenic activities on species diversity distribution of corals using geospatial techniques: A case study of Poshitra and Narara islands of gulf of kachchh, Gujarat	International Indian Ocean Science Conference (IIOSC) 2022	Ministry of Earth Science, Govt. of. India. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations	Goa, India	3-2022
Diversity and distribution of Order Zooantharia along selected Saurashtra coast, Gujarat, India	PANORAMA of Life Sciences	Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University	Bhavnagar	1-2022
MICROHABITAT OCCUPANCY – A COMPETITION AMONG MARINE INVERTEBRATES	Present Day Biology: Recent Advancements in Biological Sciences	Department of Biochemistry- Biotechnology St. Xaviers College, Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad	12-2021
Growth Index, Gonadosomatic Index and Gut-Content Analysis of Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 found in Three Major Estuaries of Gujarat, India	Plant, Agriculture and Animal Sciences	St. Xavier's College (Autonomous)	Ahmedabad	12-2021
“A case report of Branchiomyces sp. infection in carp (Catla catla) from Vadodara, Gujarat	Present day Biology: Recent Advances in Biological Sciences	St. Xavier’s college (Autonomous) Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.	Ahmedabad	12-2021
Preliminary Environmental Assessment of Coastal Zone of Bhavnagar District, Gujarat	Conference	St. Xavier's College	Ahmedabad	12-2021
Preliminary Survey of Tidepool Diversity from Veraval Coast, Gujarat, India	Present Day Biology: Recent Advancements in Biological Sciences	Department of Biochemistry-Biotechnology, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous)	Ahmedabad	12-2021
THE DIVERSITY OF SKATES AND RAYS FROM SAURASHTRA COAST-THE PENINSULAR REGION OF GUJARAT, INDIA	present day biology: Recent advancements in biological Science	St. Xavier's college (Autonomous), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India	Ahmedabad	12-2021
A Report on the occurrence of Cymothoids, Parasitizing the fishes from the fish market of Vadodara, Gujarat, India	Restore Our Earth - ICORE 2021: Think, Act and Transform	PG & Research Department of Environmental Sciences”, Bishop Heber College, Tami Nadu, India.	Bishop, Tamilnadu	4-2021
Gonadosomatic index and Gut-Content Analysis of Mugil cephalus Linneaus, 1758 and Rhinomugil corsula (Hamilton, 1822) (Actinopterygii, Mugiliformes, Mugilidae) found in Four Major Estuaries of Gujarat, India	Biodivesity and Conservation	Bishop Heber College (Autonomous), Tamil Nadu, India	Tamil Nadu, India	4-2021
Elasmobranch diversity, conservation and management at Sutrapada coast, Gujarat, India	Restore our Earth - ICORE - 2021	PG and Research Department, Environmental Science, Bishop Heber College,	Thiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India	4-2021
Survey of the Water sheets of Vadodara for their Feasibility for Freshwater Aquaculture	Recent Trends in Science and Technology	Saurashtra University, Rajkot	Rajkot	4-2021
An Comparative Account on Shellfish Diversity Along Two Different Saurashtra Coasts, Gujarat, india With Distribution of Selected Species	Recent Trends in Science and Technology	Christ College Rajkot & GSBTM	Rajkot	4-2021
“Spectral Response of Corals using Sentinel-2 satellite data in Narara, Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat”	Climate Change-2020: Adaptation and Mitigation practices with Local and Global level innovations	Sakalchand Patel University	Visnagar, North Gujarat	3-2020
“Diversity, Distribution and Evenness of Corals in Narara and Poshitra in Gulf of Kachchh”	Fundamental Science: Present Global Scenario and Future Prospective	Sir P. P. Institute of Sciences	Bhavnagar	3-2020
“Coral reef monitoring using Sentinel-2 MSI data in Poshitra and Pirotan Islands, Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat”	Recent Advances in Geosptial Technology and Applications	Indian Institute of Remote Sensing	Dehradun, Uttarakhand	2-2020
Deliniating Actinarian diversity along the coast of Saurashtra, Gujarat to develop Geo-spatial Data	Biological Tools for Sustainable Environment	Department of Biosciences, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University	Surat, Gujarat	3-2019
Computation of Coral Bleaching response Index at Dwarka and Okha coasts, Gujarat	New Horizons of Biological Sciences	Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University	Rajkot, Gujarat	2-2019
Eco-morphology of Sea Anaemones (Order-Actinaria) from Coastal Zones of Saurashtra coast Gujarat	New Horizons of Biological Sciences	Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University	Rajkot, Gujarat	2-2019
A preliminary investigation of diversity, abundance and distribution patterns of Urticina clandestina in intertidal zone of Saurashtra Coast, Gujarat	New Horizons of Biological Sciences	Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University	Rajkot, Gujarat	2-2019
Chrnoic toxicity evaluation of common insecticide deltamethrin using teleost as a model	New Horizons of Biological Sciences	Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University	Rajkot, Gujarat	2-2019
Analysis of Proximate composition of Hilsa in Narmada River, Gujarat	New Horizons of Biological Sciences	Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University	Rajkot, Gujarat	2-2019
Monitoring Seasonal Variations in Spectral Response of Coral Reef using Multi-temporal Remote Sensing data in Gulf of Kachchh	Status and Protection of Coral Reefs	Zoological Survey of India	Bangaram Island, Lakshdweep	10-2018
Population dynamics and socio-economic impacts for apprehending the current scenario of the Hilsa fisheries in Narmda River, Gujarat	International Biodiversity Congress	Forest Research Institute	Dehradun	10-2018
Biological Aspects of Family Mugilidae from the Major Estuaries of Gujarat, India	Zoology	Department of Botany, Bioinformatics and Climate Change Impacts Management	Ahmedabad	9-2018
Diversity record of family Mugilidae (Cuvier, 1829) from the estuary of Sabarmati River, Gujarat, India	Biosciences: Developing the Next Generation	Sankalchand Patel University	Visnagar	1-2018
First New Record of Odonus niger (Ruppell, 1836) Family: Balistidae from Sutrapad, Gir-Somnath District, Gujarat	Impact of Climate change on Biodiversity	Indian Science Congress Association, Baroda Chapter	Vadodara, Gujarat	11-2017
Coral and Coral Reefs: Impact of Climate Change	Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity - III: An approach to reach the unreached through Science and Technology.	Indian Society o Geomatics and MSU BAroda	Vadodara, Gujarat	11-2017
"Is Anthopleura Artemisia (Pickering In Dana, 1848) A Pollution Indicator Species?”	Biodiversity and Bioresource Utilization	Saurashtra University	Rajkot	3-2017
New records for Labeo sp .and their distribution	Biodiversity and Bioresource Utilization	Saurashtra University	Rajkot	3-2017
Checklist of shallow water brachycnemic Zoanthids (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia) along the Saurashtra coast, Gujarat	Symposium on Recent trends in Science and Technology	Christ College	Rajkot	2-2017
Morphological Variations of The Sea Anemone Stichodactyla Haddoni (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Stichodactylidae) From Gujarat	Recent trends in Science and Technology	Christ College	Rajkot	2-2017
Food Forensics: Fish Product Authentication	Recent trends in Science and Technology	Christ College	Rajkot	2-2017
Determination Of Polymorphism And Species Confirmation Of Poecilia Spp. Using Molecular Techniques	Recent trends in Science and Technology	Christ College	Rajkot	2-2017
Climate Change, Eustatics and Morphodynamics: Observations and Impacts.		Gujarat University and GUJCOST	Gujarat University, Ahmedabad	9-2016
Encrustation analysis of Zoanthids using Electron Dispersal Spectroscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy – A Tool in Understanding Biodiversity.			Faculty of Technology and Engineering, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat	2-2016
Anthozoans assemblage in the intertidal zone of Vadodara Jhala, Gujarat, India.		Gujarat Science Association	KSKV University of Bhuj, Gujarat	2-2016
Habitat characteristics and distribution of Palythoa tuberculosa (Hexacorallia: Cnidaria) along the Saurashtra coast, Gujarat, India.		YETI	Amity University, Noida Campus, New Delhi	1-2016
Diversity and status of Sea anemones along the Saurashtra coast of Gujarat, INDIA	Climate change and Sustainability	Thakur college of Science and Commerce, Mumbai	Thakur college of Science and Commerce, Mumbai	12-2015
Preliminary study on Actiniarian and climate change impact along Saurashtra coast.		Gujarat University and GUJCOST	Gujarat University, Ahmedabad	9-2015

Published Articles/Papers in Journals/Edited Volumes

Title	Journal Name	Volume No.	Page No.	ISSN	Published Year
Molluscan marvels of Gujarat: exploring species distribution and conservation strategies using a spatial approach.	Environmental Science and Pollution Research	1	1-18	1614-7499	2-2025
FIRST RECORD OF MANGROVE WHIPRAY, UROGYMNUS GRANULATUS (MACLEAY, 1883) (ELASMOBRANCHII : DASYATIDAE) FROM GUJARAT, NORTH-WEST COAST OF INDIA	J. Exp. Zool. India	27	575-580	0972-0030	6-2024
Evaluation of Coastal Sediments for Heavy Metal Contamination, Bhavnagar Coast, Gulf of Khambhat, Gujarat, India	Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal		1-26		4-2024
Evaluation of Surface Water from the Western Coast Bhavnagar, Gulf of Khambhat, Gujarat, India	Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences		669–684		4-2024
Lacunae of Microbial Study along the Bhavnagar Coast	International Journal of Plant and Environment		373-377	2454-1117	4-2024
Occurrence of Argulus (Crustacea: Branchiura) in fishes of the freshwater reservoirs and aquarium shops of Vadodara, Gujarat (India)	Ecology, Environment & Conservation Journal	29	181-185	0971–765X	4-2024
Length-Weight Relationship and Condition Factor of Rhinomugil corsula (Hamilton, 1822) (Actinopterygii, Mugiliformes, Mugilidae) in Four Major Estuaries of Gujarat, India	The Journal of Fisheries and Environment	45	53-63	2630-0826	3-2023
Length–Weight Relationship, Condition Factor, Gonadosomatic Index and Gut-Content Analysis of Planiliza planiceps (Valenciennes 1836) (Actinopterygii, Mugiliformes, Mugilidae) from the Four Major Estuaries of Gujarat, India	Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences		855–864	2366-1674	3-2023
An Annotated Checklist of Family Mugilidae Jarocki, 1822 (Actinopterygii: Mugiliforms) from India	Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity		5-19	2287-9544	3-2023
Deciphering the Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Distribution of the Marine Polychaeta Eulalia viridis (Linnaeus 1767) from Saurashtra coast, Gujarat, India	Environment and Ecology	40	2331-2336	0970-0420	3-2023
New distributional record of Evelineus mcintoshii (Langerhans, 1880) (Nemertea: Pilidiophora: Heteronemertea) from Gujarat, India	Indian Journal of Applied and Pure Biology	37	795-800	0970-2091	3-2023
First record and description of marine flatworm Pseudoceros susanae (Newman & Anderson, 1997) from Indian mainland	International Journal of Entomology Research	7	110-113	2455 4758	9-2022
Diversity of intertidal Macrobenthic Flora and Fauna along the South Saurashtra Coastal zone, Gujarat, India	International Journal of Entomology Research	7	130-142	2455 4758	9-2022
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF CORALS AT POSHITRA, GULF OF KACHCHH, GUJARAT	International Association of Biologicals and computational Digest		232-244	2583 3995	9-2022
The occurrence and redescription of cymothoids (Wagele, 1989) parasites in commercially available fishes from markets of Vadodara, Gujarat, India	International Journal of Entomology Research	7	49-54	2455 4758	9-2022
New record of spot-tail sleeper ray Narke dipterygia (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Elasmobranchii, Torpediniformes, Narkidae) from the coast of Gujarat, India	Journal of Fisheries		1-5	2311 3111	9-2022
Micro-atolls of the Gulf of Kachchh: Environmental Interactions and Adaptations of the Corals-an Anecdote	Research & Reviews: Journal of Ecology	10	31-34	2278 2230	8-2021
Ichthyofaunal diversity and fishery status of Sutrapada Coast, Gujarat, India	.Journal of Fisheries	9	92204-92204	2311 3111	8-2021
Ichthyofauna species diversity of Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, India Case study: Jakhau and Mandvi coast	Iranian Journal of Ichthyology	8	134 - 150	2383 1561	6-2021
Assessment of soil quality of the fresh water reservior Nyari-II of Rajkot District, Gujarat	Bionano Frontier	5		0974 0678	4-2021
HYDROGRAPHY OF THE FRESH WATER RESERVOIR NYARI-II OF RAJKOT DISTRICT, GUJARAT	Electronic Journal of Environmental Sciences	5	1-5	0973 9505	4-2021
Distribution of Rhodactis cf. rhodostoma (Hemprich and Ehrenberg, 1834) from Gulf of Kachchh coral reefs and Saurashtra coast of Gujarat state	J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India	58		0025 3146	4-2021
Species specific association of sea anemones	CURRENT SCIENCE	397	1522	0011 3891	4-2021
Delayed Recovery In Porites Spp. Following Mass Coral Bleaching: A Case Study From The Gulf of Kuchchh, Gujarat, India	Journal of Global Bioscience	4	2326-2331	2320 1355	4-2021
The Vermetidae of the Gulf of Kachchh, western coast of India (Mollusca, Gastropoda)	ZooKeys		1-10	1313 2989	4-2021
Diversity of Fish Fauna from Downstream Zone of River Mahisagar, Gujarat State, India	Research Journal of Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sciences	1	14-15	2320 6535	4-2021
Variation in seawater quality of two intertidal zones of south Saurashtra coast, Gujarat, India	Research Journal of Marine Sciences	5	1-6	2321 1296	4-2021
Diversity and distribution of gastropods of intertidal region of northern gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, India	Eco. Env. & Cons	20	105-110	0971 765X	4-2021
COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF BIVALVE IN INTERTIDAL REGION OF NORTHERN GULF OF KACHCHH	Electronic Journal of Environmental Sciences	4	129-134	0973 9505	4-2021
Satellite observations of main oceanographic processes to identify ecological associations in the Northern Arabian Sea for fishery resources exploration	Hydrobiologia		269–279	0018 8158	4-2021
Evaluation of remote-sensing-based potential fishing zones (PFZs) forecast methodology	Continental Shelf Research 25		2163–2173	0278 4343	4-2021
Journal Care4Nature	Journal Care4Nature	1		2249 8184	4-2021
CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT OF ASIATIC LION HABITAT NECESSITATES DEVELOPMENT OF WATER RESOURCE POTENTIALS IN GIR PROTECTED AREA OF GUJARAT, INDIA	Electronic Journal of Environmental Sciences	4	119-128	0973 9505	4-2021
STATUS OF WILDLIFE HABITAT OF GIR PROTECTED AREA, GUJARAT. I: QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF WATER RESOURCES	Electronic Journal of Environmental Sciences	1	73-80	0973 9505	4-2021
PLANKTON DIVERSITY AT GOPNATH, GULF OF KHAMBHAT, GUJARAT	Indian J. Environ. & Ecoplan	14	101 - 108	0972 1215	4-2021
CRUSTACEAN COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF MAHI RECEIVING INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT	Pollution Research	24	243-246	0257 8050	4-2021
Analysis of Proximate Composition of Tenualosa Ilisha (Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) in Narmada River, Gujarat	International Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences	9	220-224	2321 3272	4-2021
Deciphering Identification of Inland Fishes of Gujarat Using DNA Barcoding	Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences	17	1055-1060	1303 2712	4-2021
Morphological description and taxonomic account of Labeo species (Cypriniformes, Family: Cyprinidae) from Gujarat, India	Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies	5	1120-1125	2320 7078	4-2021
INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SCLERACTINIANS AND ZOANTHIDS IN THE ROCKY INTERTIDAL AREA OF SAURASHTRA COAST, GUJARAT, INDIA	BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION OF COASTAL AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS OF INDIA				4-2021
TEMPORAL VARIATION IN ZOANTHIDS ABUNDANCE AT VERAVAL COAST, GUJARAT	Life Sciences Leaflets	53	53-56	2277 4297	4-2021
Brachycnemic Zooxanthellate Zoanthids (Cnidaria: Zoantharia) of Saurashtra Coast: A Preliminary Survey	Research Journal of Marine Sciences	1	10-13	2321 1296	4-2021
Occurrence of Hydrozoans from the Saurashtra Coast of Gujarat, India	Research Journal of Marine Sciences	1	1-3	2321 1296	4-2021
BENTHIC ASSOCIATES OF ZOANTHIDS ON INTERTIDAL ZONE OF SAURASHTRA COAST, GUJARAT	Electronic Journal of Environmental Sciences	7	13-18	0973 9505	4-2021
Study on plankton diversity of Narmada river, Gujarat	Journal of Current Sciences	16	111-116	0972 6101	4-2021
Study on Zooplankton of Fresh Water Reservoir Nyari – II Rajkot district, Gujarat, India	International Research Journal of Biological Sciences	1	30-34	2278 3202	4-2021
Hydrobiology assessment of the fresh water reservoir Nyari-II in relation to fisheries	International Journal for Environmental Rehabilitation and Conservation	3	14-20	0975 6272	4-2021
DIVERSITY OF FISHES FROM FRESH WATER RESERVOIR NYARI II OF RAJKOT DISTRICT, GUJARAT	Electronic Journal of Environmental Sciences	3	23-26	0973 9505	4-2021
SIGNIFICANCE OF SOIL QUALITY FOR URBAN WATER SHEETS	Electronic Journal of Environmental Sciences	7	9-12	0973 9505	4-2021
Limnology of Sama Pond, Vadodara City, Gujarat	Research Journal of Recent Sciences	1	16-21	2277 2502	4-2021
WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF HARNI POND OF VADODARA (GUJARAT)	Electronic Journal of Environmental Sciences	4	55-59	0973 9505	4-2021
Study of Seasonal Variation in Plankton Community of Sama Pond, Vadodara, Gujarat	INDIAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND ECOPLANNING	18	375-384	0972 1215	4-2021
Limmnological status of the urban pond – Sama, Vadodara, Gujarat	INDIAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT AND ECOPLANNING		397-402	0972 1215	4-2021
DIVERSITY OF FRESH WATER MOLLUSCS AND THEIR ANTHROPOGENIC SIGNIFICANCE	Bionano Frontier	0	48-49	09740678	4-2021
Ameliorative action of melatonin over fluoride induced retarded regenerative performance of caudal fin of Poecilia latepinna	Journal of Current Sciences	12	395 - 399		4-2021
Avifaunal Diversity of Thol Wetland and its Conservation	Jalaplavit	10	54-67	2321 1881	3-2021
Water quality index of Thol Wetland, Mehsana, Gujarat, India	International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences	7	19-24	2319 1414	3-2021
Evaluation of Deltamethrin induced stress on teleost model, common molly Poecilia sphenops (Valenciennes, 1846)	Journal of Biological Studies	3	155-164	2209 2560	3-2021
New distributional record of the deep pugnosepony fish, Secutor indicus (Monkolprasit, 1973) (Perciforms: Leiognathidae) fro Jakhau coast, Gujarat	Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries	25	899-907	2536 9814	3-2021
Rapid integrated water quality evaluation of Thol wetland using benthic micro-invertebrates	Journal of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda	53	1-13	0025 0422	3-2021
Diversity record of family Mugilidae (Cuvier, 1829) from the estuary of Sabarmati River, Gujarat, India	Journal of Biological Studies	3	58-68	2209 2560	3-2021
Morphometric Analysis of Fish Population from two Different Ponds of Vadodara City, Gujarat, India	Research Journal of Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sciences	1	6-9	2320 – 6535	5-2020
Hydrological status of Danteshwar pond, Vadodara, Gujarat, India	International Research Journal of Environment Sciences	2	43-48	2319–1414	5-2020
Role of suburban wetland in carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation - Case study of Timbi Reservoir, Vadodara, Gujarat, India	International Research Journal of Environment Sciences	7	34-38	2319–1414	5-2020
Comparative study of two Urban Ponds of Vadodara city with special reference to their chemical parameters	Research Journal of Animal, Veterinary and Fishery Sciences	1	10-15	2320 – 6535	5-2020
Physico-Chemical status of Danteshwar pond of Vadodara City, Gujarat India and its Environmental Implications	International Research Journal of Environment Sciences	2	1-5	2319–1414	5-2020
Analysis of Proximate Composition of Tenualosa Ilisha (Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) in Narmada River, Gujarat	International Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences	9	220-224		10-2019
Record and distribution of puffer fish, Takifugu Oblongus from Tapi River, Gujarat	Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries	22	401-404	2536-9814	10-2019
First record of Trypauchen vagina (Bloch and Schneider 1801) (Perciformes: Gobiidae) in the Narmada River, Gujarat, India	Journal of Fisheries		632-634	2311-3111	7-2018
Species confirmation and evaluation of nutritive values of frozen fish products	International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition	3	58-63		7-2018
First record and description of marine flatworm Pseudoceros bolool (Newman & cannon, 1994) from Gujarat state	International Journal of Zoology Studies	2	56-57		7-2018
Morphological description and taxonomic account of Labeo species (Cypriniformes, Family: Cyprinidae) from Gujarat, India	Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies	5	1120-1125		7-2018
First evidence of aggregating sea anemone, Anthopleura elegantissima (Brandt, 1835) from the Saurashtra coast, Gujarat	International Journal of Information Research and Review	4	4437-4439		7-2018
Deciphering Identification of Inland Fishes of Gujarat Using Dna Barcoding	Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences	17	1055-1060	1303-2712	7-2017
Comprehensive diversity study with few new records of sea anemone along the Saurashtra coast, Gujarat.	International Journal of Fauna and Biological Studies	4	12-18	2347-2677	7-2017
Variation in seawater quality of two intertidal zones of south Saurashtra coast, Gujarat, India	Research Journal of Marine Sciences	5	1-6	2321-1296	7-2017
In situ measurement of primary production and production respiration ratio of Thol Wetland, Mehsana, Gujarat, India	Research Journal of Environmental Sciences	6	43-49	2319-1414	7-2017
A comprehensive review on morphological, molecular and phylogenetics taxonomy of Zoanthids	international journal of advance research in science and engineering	5	117-127	2319 - 8354	7-2017
Population Study of the Family Cerithiidae (Phylum: Mollusca) at Mangrol Coast, Gujarat, India	Research Journal of Environmental Sciences	5	16-21	2319 - 1414	7-2017
Distribution of Rhodactis cf. rhodostoma (Hemprich and Ehrenberg, 1834) from Gulf of Kachchh coral reefs and Saurashtra coast of Gujarat state	journal of marine biological association of india	58	105-107	2321- 7898	7-2017
The Vermetidae of the Gulf of Kachchh, western coast of India (Mollusca, Gastropoda)	ZooKeys	555	1-10	1313 2989	2-2017
“Delayed recovery in Porites spp. following mass coral bleaching: a case study from the Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, India”	Journal of Global Biosciences	4	2326 - 2331	2320 1355	2-2017
“Preliminary observation of environmental changes induced effects on Anthozoans along the Devbhumi Dwarka district of Saurashtra Coast, Gujarat, India”	International Journal of Science and Medical Research	2	84-94	2394 7128	2-2017
“Surveillance of Gravel Attached Sea Anemone”	Research Journal of Marine Sciences	3	1-2	2321 1296	2-2017
“Comparative Study on various methods for field preservation and DNA Extraction of Zoanthids”.	Recent Journal of Research Science	4	67-71	2277 2502	2-2017

Refresher/Orientantion Course

Participation in Academic Bodies of other Universities

Academic Body	Participated As	Submission Date
Board of Studies in Fisheries	Subject Expert	7-2-2017
Academic Council	Expert member	7-2-2017

Awards

Name of Awarding Agency	Details	Address of Awarding Agency	Level	Date
Gujarat Science Academy and L J Institute	The Award is conferred on PG Teachers of Sciences (Biological Sciences), Age group above 55 years	Gujarat Science Academy, Department of Physics, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad	State	8-2-2020
Bionao Frontire, Mumbai	ETCST - 2017 at University of Mauritius, Mauritius		International	12-5-2017
Government of Gujarat	Gujarat State Wetland Authority		National	1-6-2017
Gujarat State Biodiversity Board, Gandhinagar	Member	Gujarat State Biodiversity Board, Aranya Bhavan, 5th Floor, Sector - 10, Gandhinagar	State	1-5-2015
Gujarat Science Academy, Ahmedabad	Fellow	Gujarat Science Academy, Department of Physics, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad	State	1-3-2015

Extension

Name	Activitiy Name	Level	Sponsered Name	Date
Pradeep Chandravadan Mankodi	PEER TEAM MEMBER, NAAC			4-1-2016

Teacher Talks

Title	Participated as	Place	Date
Anthozoan Diversity Research in Gujarat at the UGC– CAS National Conference on Biodiversity and Bioresource Utilization—2017	Invited Speaker	Department of Bioscience, Saurashtra University, Rajkot	9-3-2017