Authors : Gulhane R. A.
Page Nos : 64-66
Description :
Washim district is a district of Maharashtra state in central India. It is transverse by many rivers with their numerous tributaries. The study was conducted during June 2014 to August 2017. These river hosts many of fish species; total of 36 species belonging to 11 families were recorded. These families were; Cyprinidae (20), Channidae (03), Mastocembelidae (03), Ambassidae (02), Bagridae (02), Siluridae (02), Gobiidae (01), Notopteridae (01), Saccobranchidae (01), Clariidae (01), and Belonidae (01). The river and tanks of studied area have faced major alterations in the recent years due to several anthropogenic activities like increasing urbanization, industrialization and various recreational activities. Since the fish fauna in Washim District also supports the livelihood of several economic classes. So there is an urgent need to understand the conservation priorities and to design and implement conservation action plans.
Key words: Washim, Freshwater fish fauna, River ecosystem, Threats
