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- Title
Fish Diversity and Conservation Perspectives of Gandak River, India.
- Authors
P. K. Srivastava
- Abstract
Study of 10 km stretch of Gandak River in Uttar Pradesh revealed the ichthyofaunal diversity, assemblage structure, distribution pattern, threat status, ornamental and commercially important fishes. In all 54 fish species were recorded of many commercially important fishes. Among these species 45% belong to lower risk near threatened (LRnt), 26% vulnerable (VU), 11% lower risk least concern (LRlc), 11% not evaluated (NE) and 7% endangered (EN) category. Cyprinidae 33% were most important followed by Bagridae (11%), Channidae (9%), Tetradontidae (5%).
- Subjects
GANDAK River (Nepal &; India); FISH diversity; FISH conservation; GEOGRAPHICAL distribution of fishes; CLASSIFICATION of fish; CYPRINIDAE; RARE fishes
- Publication
Our Nature, 2013, Vol 11, Issue 1, p76
- ISSN
1991-2951
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3126/on.v11i1.8246