Biography:
Dr. T.V. Anna Mercy studied M.Sc. Marine Biology at Cochin University, Kerala, India. She received Ph. D from Kerala University in 1982. Her Ph. D work was on a unique Indian blind clariid fish Horaglanis krishnai Menon that dwells only in subterranean wells at Kottayam, Kerala. She became the Junior Assistant Professor at College of Fisheries, Kerala Agricultural University, Panangad in 1984 & became Professor in 2002. She pioneered research on Indigenous fresh water Ornamental Fishes of the Western Ghats of India, developed captive breeding technology for 15 prioritized fresh water species including Sahyadria denisonii , which is a much sought after ornamental fish in the international market. It is popularly known as “Miss Kerala”. She has published about 100 research papers including 50 in peer reviewed journals and authored/co authored many books. Presented research papers on different aspects of ornamental fishes in several international conferences at Brazil, Oregon, USA, China, South Africa, Ethiopia, Iceland, Netherland, China, Srilanka, Singapore, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia.
Title : Small Indigenous Fresh water Fishes (SIFFs) of the Western Ghats of India, a rich source of nutrition
Title : Ornamental fish culture and aquarium keeping – A small scale livelihood option in India
Title : Captive breeding technology and developmental biology of the indigenous ornamental fishes of the western ghats of India with view to their conservation and sustainability