Authors : Pravin D. Jambhulkar and R.R. Kamdi
Page Nos : 199-205
Description :
Naleshwar dam in sindewahi tehsil district chandrapur (M.S.) are always attracted to nearby villagers. Biodiversity in dam and around is influenced by people for tourism. The main perspective of
The present study was undertaken to understand the distribution of ichthyofaunal diversity of Naleshwar dam. Present research work has been done over two years between 2020 to2021. The number and percentage composition were calculated, out of which a total of 35 freshwater fish species of 11 different families, 6 different orders, and 23 genera were recorded. Among different types of fishes, cypriniformes orders dominated all over orders. The percentage contribution according to IUCN(2022-1) categories, most freshwater fishes comes under the least concern (LC) category which contributes 85.7% of total fish fauna, followed by 5.7 % data deficient (DD), 5.7% nearly threatened (NT), 2.9 % are vulnerable (VU). According to IUCN red data list, no endangered (EN) species are found.
