Authors : N. R. Dahegaonkar
Page Nos : 41-45
Description :
The importance of lotic ecosystems as an environmental resource that can be used for the benefit of mankind cannot be overemphasized. It is used for fisheries, domestic and industrial water supply, recreation, transportation, irrigation, communication, tourism as well as for receiving waste water effluents. Their value derives, to some degree, from their biological diversity including genetic, species and community diversity.
The present investigation deals with the ichthyofaunal diversity of river Wardha near Ballarshah. The result of present investigation reveals the occurrence of 59 fish species belonging to 08 orders, 16 families and 34 genera among which order Cypriniformes was dominant with 29 species, followed by Order Siluriformes with 12 species, Order Ophiocephaliformes with 05 species and Synbranchiformes each with 05 species.
