A SURVEY OF FISH FAUNA OF RAPTI RIVER, BALRAMPUR (U.P.), INDIA
Journal Title: International Journal of Biological Innovations - Year 2020, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
An initial survey was under taken to study the occurrence and diversity of fishes in Rapti River flowing through Balrampur district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The present survey was conducted from January, 2018 to December, 2018 to find out the fish fauna of Rapti River at Balrampur district. A total of 27 species of fishes belonging to 19 genera, 14 families and 7 orders were identified as a preliminary survey and observation. This was the first systematic survey on the fish diversity of this River. Order Siluriformes was found most dominant represented by 10 species, followed by Cypriniformes with 7 species; Perciformes and Ophiocephaliformes with 3 species each; Osteoglossiformes with 2 species while Clupeiformes and Beloniformes with only one species each.
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Sudhakar Prakash , Ashok Kumar , Shri Prakash and B. K. Mishra
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