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VOL. 3, ISSUE 2 (2018)
Studies on fish diversity of Tighra reservoir Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
Authors
Haneef Bhat, RJ Rao
Abstract
The fish species identified from the Tighra reservoir resulted into 40 species, belonging to 6 orders, 10 families and 22 genera. The maximum number of 22 fish species belongs to family Cyprinidea with 55% of share, followed by family Channidea and Begridea having 4 species each with 10% share, followed by family Mastacembelidea and Siluridea having 2 species each with 5% share. The family Ambassidea, Belonidea, Clariidea and Heteropneustidea represented by one species each with a share of 2.5%. According to IUCN (2012) out of 40 species of fishes one species is endangered, one is vulnerable, three are near-threatened, one is data deficient and rest species are least concern.
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Pages:68-73
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Haneef Bhat, RJ Rao "Studies on fish diversity of Tighra reservoir Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India". International Journal of Zoology Studies, Vol 3, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 68-73
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