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=Fish as diet= Fish is one of the main food constituents in our diet. Small indigenous fish species are considered as a source of rich food for poor people. They are the man’s most important source of high-quality protein, dietary calcium, essential fatty acids, amino acids and some of the principal vitamins and minerals. Fish has an important role to play in nutrition and food security but often little recognized element in food security and nutrition.The present paper deals with study about the diversity of small indigenous freshwater fish species in Sivasagar district of Assam and their nutritional contents and medicinal importance on the basis of both primary and secondary data. A survey was conducted in two wetlands of Sivasagar, and a total number of 31 SIS belonging to 5 orders, 19 genera of 14 families were recorded. Active chemical constituents and nutritional contents in some of the indigenous fish species are recorded from available literature. =Fish as diet= Food security means that all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and preferences for an active and healthy life (World Food Summit 1996). Food security is under threat in most of the Countries of the world. A combination of factors such as rising global food and fuel prices, climate change, loss of traditional knowledge and increasing rural–urban migration, are undermining food security.

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Fish is an important but often little recognized element in food security and nutrition. However fish are important to food security because they are high in protein and rich in essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, such as iodine. Fish, as a source of “rich food for poor people”, can play an important role in improving food security and nutritional status because fish is one of the main food constituents in our diet.

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inches in mature stage in their lifecycle are called ‘SIS’ or Small indigenous species (Felts et al, 1996). Small indigenous species are also a rich source of dietary calcium because most of the bones are eaten (Larsen et al, 2000). The live weight of majority of fish usually consists of about water (70-80%), protein (20-30%) and of lipid (2-12%) (Love, 1980). Therefore fish is considered as one of useful source of several minerals, especially if bones are consumed. Furthermore, some nutritional components of fish have functional effects on human health.

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Small indigenous species are also a rich source of dietary calcium because most of the bones are eaten 7. Larsen, T., Thilsted H.S., Kongsbak. K and Hansen. M, (2000). Whole small fish as a rich calcium source. British J. Nut., 83: 191-196. . The live weight of majority of fish usually consists of about water (70-80%), protein (20-30%) and of lipid (2-12%) (Love, 1980). Therefore fish is considered as one of useful source of several minerals, especially if bones are consumed. Furthermore, some nutritional components of fish have functional effects on human health. For example, fish oil is one of the most important natural sources of polyunsaturated fatty acids including eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which have been proven to have useful effects on human health. Certain fishes and their byproducts contribute to useful Ayurvedic and Unani medicines for the treatment of duodenal ulcer, skin disease, night blindness, general weakness, loss of appetite, cold, cough, bronchitis, asthma, tuberculosis etc (Kotpal, 2006). The present communication documented the diversity of Small indigenous Fish Species in Sivasagar district of Assam and also recorded the nutritional contents in some of the indigenous fish species from available literature.