Under-gradation level: Cytology, Genetics and Infectious Diseases (BSZC1-112), Public health and hygiene (BSSEC-354), General Microbiology (BBTC-N-112), Aquarium Fish Keeping (BSSEC-364), Biochemistry and Physiology (BSZC-232), Molecular Biology, Bioinstrumentation & Bio techniques (BSZC-N-232). 

Post-graduation level: Biology for Chemists (MSCY-114B), Applied Fisheries (MSZC-244F), Fish Culture and Fishery Science (MSZC-243F), Animal Physiology (MSZ-232), Biosystematics, Taxonomy and Evolution (MSZC-111), Fish Physiology (MSZC-242F).

My research is related to various aspects of fish biology with special reference to precise age and growth estimation, using different hard anatomical structures (otoliths, scales, vertebrae, etc), and feeding and reproductive biology of freshwater fishes. I am also working to identify the fish stocks using different methods such as, truss morphometry, otolith microchemistry and microsatellite DNA.
Expertise: All techniques related to Fisheries (Age and growth, stock identification), Ecology and Molecular Biology (DNA extraction, PCR and Gel Electrophoresis).

2023: Ankita, Hayden T. Schilling, Salman Khan, M. Afzal Khan, Kaish Miyan. Evidence of multiple stocks of catfish, Rita rita (Hamilton, 1822) from the Ganges Basin based upon an integrated analysis of truss morphometrics, otolith microchemistry, and otolith shape. Marine and Freshwater Research. (Accepted for publication), Indexing: Science Citation Index/SCOPUS

2023: Ankita, Mohammad Afzal Khan, Salman Khan. Age and growth assessment of the near-threatened fish Rita rita (Siluriformes: Bagridae) in the Ganges basin. Revista De Biología Tropical, 71(1), e51374, Indexing: Science Citation Index https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop.v71i1.51734

2022: Salman Khan, Laith Jawad, Mohammad Afzal Khan, Ankita. The relationship between fish length and otolith size and weight of the two nearly threatened siluriformes species Ailia coila (Ailiidae) and Ompok pabda (Siluridae) collected from the Ganga River at Narora, India. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, 326, 78-85. Indexing: Science Citation Index/SCOPUS https://doi.org/10.31610/trudyzin/2022.326.2.78

2022: Ankita, Mohammad Afzal Khan, Salman Khan. Estimation of relationship between length-weight, length-length, and fish length to otolith morphometry in Rita rita (Hamilton, 1822). Zoology and Ecology, Nature Research Centre. 32, 49-55, Indexing:SCOPUS https://doi.org/10.35513/21658005.2022.1.6

2022: Salman Khan, M. Afzal Khan, Shahista Khan. Estimation of age and growth in different stocks of striped snakehead, Channa striata (Bloch, 1793) inhabiting the three rivers of Gangetic river system, Indian Journal of Fisheries, 69, 27-36. Indexing: Science Citation Index/SCOPUS http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJF/article/view/88440/46717

2021: Salman Khan, Hayden T. Schilling, Mohammad Afzal Khan, Devendra Kumar Patel, Ben Maslen, Kaish Miyan. Stock delineation of Striped Snakehead, Channa striata using multivariate generalised linear models with otolith shape and chemistry data. Scientific Reports, 11, 8158. Nature Publishing Group. Indexing: Science Citation Index/SCOPUS https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87143-9

2019: M. Afzal Khan, Salman Khan, Ankita, Irfan Ahmed and Masood Nadeem. Age and growth of spotted snakehead, Channa punctata (Bloch, 1793) inhabiting the river Ganga. Journal of Ichthyology, 59, 197–204. Springer. Indexing: Science Citation Index/SCOPUS https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945219020103

2019: M. Afzal Khan, Salman Khan and Kaish Miyan. Stock identification of the Channa striata inhabiting the Gangetic River system using truss morphometry. Russian Journal of Ecology. 50, 391–396. Springer. Indexing: Science Citation Index/SCOPUS https://doi.org/10.1134/S1067413619040106

2017: M. Afzal Khan, Salman Khan and Shahista Khan. Precision of age estimates in striped snakehead Channa striata (Bloch, 1793) from the Ganga River and its tributaries (rivers Gomti and Yamuna). Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 33, 230–235. Wiley Blackwell. Indexing: Science Citation Index/SCOPUS https://doi.org/10.1111/jai.13300

2016: M. Afzal Khan, Aafaq Nazir and Salman Khan. Assessment of growth zones on whole and thin-sectioned otoliths In Sperata aor (Bagridae) Inhabiting the river Ganga, India. Journal of Ichthyology, 56, 242–246. Springer. Indexing: Science Citation Index/SCOPUS https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S0032945216020041

BOOK PUBLISHED/ACCEPTED
2023: Sangeeta Sharma and Salman Khan. Biodiversity, Conservation and Management. Blue ray Publication (Edited Book, Under Revision).

2022: Salman Khan and M. Afzal Khan. Gangetic Fish Otoliths. Daya Publishing House, Astral International (P) Ltd. (Authored Book, ISBN: 978-93-5461-394-4).

BOOK CHAPTERS PUBLISHED /ACCEPTED
2023: Salman Khan, Fabrication of Hybrid Electrode Materials for Supercapacitors and Energy Storage Devices. CRC press, Taylor and Francis. (eBook ISBN: 9781003316374) DOI: 10.1201/9781003316374-6

2022: Salman Khan, Sanjukta Vidyant and Animesh Chatterjee 2022. Bionanotechnology: A recommended solution for food security, climate change and wastewater treatment. CRC press, Taylor and Francis. (ISBN: 9781032220383) DOI: 10.1201/9781003270959

2019: M. Afzal Khan, Salman Khan, Ankita, Irfan Ahmed and Masood Nadeem. Comparison of age estimates from sagittae, lapilli and asterisci in spotted snakehead, Channa punctata (Bloch, 1793) collected from the River Ganga. Proceeding of National Conference “Impact of Environmental Xenobiotics on Human Health and Biodiversity”. Page no. 142-149. ISBN:978-93-84533-51-9.

2015: Salman Khan and M. Afzal Khan. A comparative account on length-weight, length-length relationship and condition factor in a freshwater snakehead, Channa striata from the river Ganga and its tributaries Yamuna and Gomti. "Biodiversity, Environment and Functional Biology". Page no. 151-155. ISBN: 978-93-84935-15-3.

2014: Salman Khan and M. Afzal Khan 2014. Importance of age and growth studies in fisheries management. Proceedings of National Seminar on “Next Generation Sciences: Vision 2020 & Beyond”. Page no. 194-201. ISBN: 978-81-90945-4-0. (More than 16000
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2023: Fisheries Society of the British Isles, Type: Basic membership
2017: Electron Microscope Society of India, Type: Lifetime membership
2017: Coldwater Fisheries Society of India, Type: Lifetime membership
2016: Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation Society, India, Type: Lifetime membership

2023: Young Professional Award, New Mobilization Society, New Delhi at Shobhit University, Meerut, U.P., India

2019: Best oral presentation award, International Conference on Recent Advances in Zoological Research organized by Department of Zoology, AMU, Aligarh.

2018: Young scientist oral paper presentation competition (First Prize), National Conference on Impact of Environment Xenobiotics on Human Health and Biodiversity, 30th to 31st 2018, organized by Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, India.

2017: Students Competition in Science Communication Award- 2017, Australian Society for Fish Biology at ASFB conference, Albany, Western Australia. https://youtu.be/q1__je2N0iw

2016: Best oral presentation award, awarded by: National Seminar on Biodiversity and Renewable Energy, 13-14th February 2016, organized by Baba Sahab Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Etawah, India.

2016: Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, Conducted by: Indian Institute of Science and Indian Institute of Engineering, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.