ichthyofaunal diversity and water quality in the kangsabati

Research ArticleIchthyofaunal Diversity and Water Quality in the KangsabatiReservoir West Bengal India

Amalesh Bera1 Manojit Bhattacharya1 Bidhan Chandra Patra1 and Utpal Kumar Sar2

1Aquaculture Research Unit Department of Zoology Vidyasagar University Midnapore West Bengal 721102 India2Department of Fisheries Government of West Bengal Meen Bhavan Sepoy Bazar Midnapore West Bengal 721101 India

Correspondence should be addressed to Amalesh Bera mbhattacharya09gmailcom

Received 20 July 2014 Revised 27 October 2014 Accepted 4 December 2014 Published 31 December 2014

Academic Editor Mauro Fasola

Copyright copy 2014 Amalesh Bera et al This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Licensewhich permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited

The ichthyofauna in relation to water quality was studied on monthly basis from March 2010 to February 2011 in the KangsabatiReservoir West Bengal The study revealed that physicochemical parameters of Kangsabati Reservoir were congenial for 39fish species of commercial importance belonging to 7 orders 15 families and 26 genera The Cypriniformes were dominantwith 17 species followed by Siluriformes and Perciformes with 7 species each Channiformes with 3 species Osteoglossiformesand Synbranchiformes with 2 species each and Anguilliformes with 1 species Regarding their conservation status 27 specieswere of least concern 1 species was vulnerable 6 species were near threatened 1 species was data deficient and 4 species werenot evaluated (IUCN-Version 20141) Economical values have also been evaluated Water parameters such as temperature pHalkalinity dissolved oxygen hardness free CO

2 salinity total inorganic nitrogen and phosphate were recorded and found suitable

for fish production Conductivity transparency and high chloride level are minor limiting factor that may needs rectification forimproved fisheries management

1 Introduction

The aquatic ecosystem is highly dependent on water qual-ity and biological diversity Physicochemical parameters ofwater play a significant role in the biology and physiologyof fish [1] Lakes and reservoirs contribute to the singlelargest inland fishery resources in terms of both size andproduction potential Fishes are the important indicator ofaquatic ecosystem and occupy a remarkable position froma socioeconomic point of view Fish is very rich source ofprotein as well as vitamins and other minerals KangsabatiReservoir is situated between 22∘551015840165310158401015840Nndash23∘21015840304110158401015840Nlatitude and 86∘371015840553010158401015840Endash86∘471015840233510158401015840E longitude about67Km southwest from the Bankura District Town WestBengal IndiaThe reservoir is used not only for irrigation butalso for fish production by Fishery Department Governmentof West Bengal through the involvement of local fisher-men communities The structure of fish community fishdistribution and ichthyofauna diversity has been reportedby various workers in the different lakes and reservoirs [2ndash19] But comprehensive information of Kangsabati Reservoir

(Figure 1) on fish diversity in relation to water quality isinadequate to frame a tangible fisheries programme

In the present study our main aim was to evaluate thesuitability of water to nurture fishery activity by recordingwater parametersWedescribe the fish diversity inKangsabatireservoir in connection with the physicochemical parame-ters of water in order to formulate future planning for thedevelopment of the socioeconomic status of fishermen

2 Materials and Methods

The study was conducted every last week of each monthbetween 600 and 800 am The fish samples were capturedwith the help of local skilled fishermen in three preselectedsampling sites Dragnet Castanet Scoop net Basket trap andso forth were used for capturing fish Fish species availableat the local market and caught by local fishermen from thereservoir were also purchased All fish species were preservedin 10 formaldehyde solution for identification to genus andspecies level using taxonomic keys and standard literatures[20ndash23]

Hindawi Publishing CorporationAdvances in ZoologyVolume 2014 Article ID 674313 8 pageshttpdxdoiorg1011552014674313

2 Advances in Zoology

Figure 1 View of the Kangsabati Reservoir (blue shaded area indicating reservoir area in inset)

Samples of subsurface water were collected monthlyin clean plastic air tight bottles at three stations (localnames Sadarghat Aparajitaghat and Peerlessghat) fromMarch 2010 to February 2011 from 8 to 930 am The waterand air temperature were recorded by hydrothermometerand minimum-maximum thermometer respectively pHrecorded by digital pH meter (Cystronics model 335) con-ductivity analyzed by conductivity meter (Labtronics modelLT 16) dissolved oxygen examined by Winklerrsquos methodphotic depth measured by Secchi disc method free Co

2

alkalinity chlorinity phosphorus total inorganic nitrogencalcium magnesium and hardness were calculated as stan-dard laboratory protocol [24]The diversity was calculated onnumber of species while the orders were used to calculate theShannon-Wiener index

3 Results

The value of water parameters is depicted in Table 1 andthe data on the fish community of the Kangsabati Reservoirare presented in Tables 2 3 and 4 The periodical surveyof the ichthyofauna revealed the occurrence of 39 speciesbelonging to 15 families 26 genera and 7 orders On thebasis of species composition Cypriniformes were dominant(17 species) followed by Siluriformes andPerciformes (each of7 species) Channiformes (3 species) Osteoglossiformes andSynbranchiformes (each of 2 species) and Anguilliformes (1species)

4 Discussion

Among the studies on ichthyofaunal diversity previouslyconducted for our region in large aquatic bodies like theKangsabati Reservoir [25] reported the occurrence of 26fish species belonging to 5 orders 7 families and 15 generain Godavari river at Mudgal The order Cypriniformes wasdominant with 15 species followed by Siluriformes with 5species Channiformes with 4 species and Mastacembeli-formes and Perciformes with 1 species each Similar resultsa total of 29 fish species belonging to 10 families 7 ordersand 15 genera were reported for the Halali Reservoir VidishaMadhya Pradesh [26]

The aquatic habitat and water quality parameters affectthe fish growth and development and ichthyofaunal diversityTemperature is the important factor for the aquatic biotaAccording to FAO report [31] the increase of temperaturedirectly or indirectly impacts species distribution and the sea-sonality of production in fishes According to the guidelinesfor water quality management for fish culture in Tripura thesuitable water temperature for carp culture ranges between24∘C and 30∘C So the water temperature of KangsabatiReservoir was very suitable except a minute fall during thewinter season

Transparency helps to assess the quality of water Accord-ing to [32] a turbidity ranging from 30 to 80 cm is good forfish health On the other hand according to guidelines forwater quality management for fish culture in Tripura [33]

Advances in Zoology 3

Table 1 Seasonal variation of physicochemical parameters of the water in Kangsabati Reservoir March 2010ndashFebruary 2011

Parameters(units)

Summer season(MarchndashJune)

Rainy season(JulyndashOctober)

Winter season(NovemberndashFebruary)

Air temperature (∘C) 3358ndash3683 3106ndash3583 250ndash3525Water temperature (∘C) 2816ndash3150 2880ndash3166 1833ndash2783Transparency (cm) 4083ndash18166 1330ndash1936 1881ndash3085Conductivity (120583mhocm) 1573ndash1711 1214ndash1643 1195ndash1447pH 732ndash772 738ndash798 742ndash845DO (mgL) 720ndash900 760ndash1160 1040ndash1200Alkalinity (mgL) 5433ndash9400 4067ndash7966 6033ndash8034Chloride (mgL) 13291ndash3053 1274ndash16093 1109ndash16040Phosphate (mgL) 0014ndash0041 0098ndash0199 0037ndash0062Total inorganic nitrogen (mgL) 050ndash108 106ndash196 074ndash102Hardness (ppm) 11518ndash1786 13700ndash19536 11260ndash17060Salinity (ppt) 026ndash057 025ndash031 022ndash031Photic depth (cm) 3266ndash17000 11700ndash17660 16300ndash28700Free CO2 (ppm) 366ndash400 333ndash700 366ndash966Water level (ft) 39600ndash39900 40500ndash43280 40920ndash41580Rainfall (average in mm) 430ndash13820 9080ndash21360 000ndash3480Plankton population

Plankton density (indL) 1362ndash2183 965ndash1681 1253ndash2240

transparency between 30 and 40 cm indicates optimum pro-ductivity of a pond for good fish culture High transparencyvalue means that enough light penetrates and encouragesmacrophytes growth so that less plankton is available as foodfor fish Water transparency in the Kangsabati Reservoir wasnot completely satisfactory

Electrical conductivity comprising the total dissolvedions is a good indicator of water chemistry A certain levelof ions in water is essential as nutrients for aquatic life [34]According to the report of Southern Regional AquacultureCentre (SRAC) [35] the desirable range of conductivity forfish culture is 60ndash2000120583mhocm Our results showed valuesthat were lower than the optimal limit SRAC also reportedthat fresh water fish generally thrive over a wide range ofelectrical conductivity and that the upper range of tolerancevaries with fish species

pH is another important parameter for fish cultureAccording to the report of Northeastern Regional Aquacul-ture Centre (NRAC) [36] fish survive and grow best in waterswith a pH between 6 and 9The pH values we recorded in theKangsabati Reservoir remained within such safe range

Reference [37] experimentally proved that dissolvedoxygen is one of the most important parameters and aprimary limiting factor controlling fish growth and survivalAccording to [38] DO should be above 50mgL for averageor goodproduction Besides [39] also reported thatDO levelgt 50mgL is essential to support good fish production TheDO content inKangsabati Reservoirwas very satisfactory forfish culture

Alkalinity of water is a measure of its capacity to neu-tralize acids According to the guidelines for water quality

management for fish culture in Tripura the ideal value ofalkalinity for fish culture is 50ndash300mgL According to thereport of SRAC the desirable limit for fish culture is 50 to150mgL and the acceptable range is from 20 to 400mgLSo the alkalinity range of Kangsabati Reservoir permits thefisheries activity

According to SRAC more than 100mgL is the desirablerange for commercial catfish production So the chloridevalue of the Kangsabati Reservoir was very high and stressfulfor fish culture Higher chloride content may be due tocontamination through large quantity of sewage input [26]Higher concentration of chloride in water is an indicator ofeutrophy [40] The higher concentration of chloride in theKangsabati Reservoir may be due to agricultural and sewagerun-offduring rain from the surrounding area of the reservoirand higher evaporation rate

In most fresh waters total hardness is mainly due tocalcium and magnesium ions According to the guidelinesfor water quality management for fish culture in Tripurathe ideal value of hardness for fish culture is 30ndash180mgLReference [32] opined that 75ndash150mgL is optimum for fishculture The hardness in Kangsabati Reservoir was slightlyoutside the desirable limits but did not reach harmful valuesSome euryhaline species may have high tolerance limits tohardness [41]

Carbon di oxide is produced in water as a result ofrespiration of the aquatic organisms According to the reportof NRAC the preferred range of free CO

2le 10mgL Besides

the guidelines for water quality management for fish culturein Tripura also mentioned that water supporting abundantfish populations should containle 5mgL free carbon dioxide


Table2Fish

speciesinKa

ngsabatiRe

servoirfrom

March

2010

toFebruary

2011[27ndash30]

Sl

number

Order

Family

Scientificn

ame

Com

mon

name

Localn

ame

Iucn

status

Season

alabun

dance

Econ

omicvalue

1

Cyprinifo

rmes

Cyprinidae

Labeorohita

(Ham

)Ro

huRu

iLC

TYFo

odfish

2La

beocalbasu(H

am)

Blackrohu

karnataka

labeo

Kalbose

LCTY

Food

fish

3La

beobata

(Ham

)Ba

talabeominor

carp

Bata

LCSM

Food

fish

4Pu

ntiusticto(H

am)

Tictobarb

Titp

unti

LCSM

Ornam

entalfood

fish

5Pu

ntiussophore(H

am)

Poolbarb

Jatpun

tiLC

SMOrnam

ental

6Pu

ntiusgelius

(Ham

)Goldendw

arfb

arb

Dor

punti

LCSM

Ornam

ental

7Ca

tlacatla

(Ham

)Ca

tlaCa

tlaLC

TYFo

odfish

8Am

blypharyngodon

mola

(Ham

)Molac

arplet

Mou

rala

LCSM

Ornam

ental

9Am

blypharyngodon

microlepis(Bleeker)

Indian

carplet

Mou

rala

LCSM

Ornam

ental

10Ra

sboradaniconius

(Ham

)Slenderrasbo

raSiram

punti

LCTY

Ornam

ental

11Cirrhinu

smrig

ala(H

am)

Mrig

alMrig

alM

rigLC

RSFo

odfish

12Cirrhinu

sreba(H

am)

Reba

carp

Bhangonb

ata

LCSM

Food

fish

13Cy

prinus

carpio(Linn)

Wild

common

carp

Cyprinus

VU

TYOrnam

entalfoo

dfish

14Esom

usdanricu

s(Ham

)Flying

barb

Darkya

LCTY

Ornam

ental

15Salm

ostomabacaila

(Ham

)Larger

azorbelly

minno

wCh

ela

LCSM

Food

fishornamental

16Hypophthalm

ichthys

molitrix(Val)

Silver

carp

Silver

carp

NT

TYFo

odfish

17Ctenopharyngodon

idella

(Val)

Grasscarp

Grasscarp

NE

TYFo

odfish

18

Percifo

rmes

Ambassidae

Chanda

ranga(H

am)

Indian

glassy

fish

Ranjanchanda

LCWN

Ornam

ental

19Ch

anda

nama(H

am)

Elon

gateglass-perchlet

Kantac

hand

aLC

TYOrnam

ental

20Cichlid

aeOreochrom

isniloticus

(Linn)

Nile

tilapia

Nilo

ntica

NE

TYFo

odfish

21Oreochrom

ismossambicus

(Peters)

Mozam

biqu

etilapia

Tilap

iaNT

TYFo

odfish

22Osphron

emidae

Trich

ogasterlalius(Ham

)Dwarfgou

rami

Kho

iraLC

SMOrnam

ental

23Anabantidae

Anabas

testu

dineus

(Bloch)

Clim

bing

perch

Koi

DD

TYRS

Ornam

ental

24Gob

iidae

Glossogobius

giuris(H

am)

Bareye

goby

Bele

LCWN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

25

Siluriformes

Silurid

aeOmpokpabda(H

am)

Pabd

ahcatfish

Pabd

aNT

SMFo

odfish

26Wallago

attu

(BlampSchn

)Freshwater

shark

Boal

NT

WN

Food

fishornamental

27Claridae

Clariasb

atrachus

(Linn)

Airbreathingcatfish

Magur

LCWN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

28Heterop

neustid

aeHeteropneustesfossilis

(Bloch)

Stinging

catfish

Sing

hiLC

SMOrnam

entalfoo

dfish

29Ba

gridae

Mystusv

ittatus

(Bloch)

Strip

eddw

artcatfish

Tang

raLC

WN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

30Mystustengara

(Ham

)Teng

arac

atfish

Tang

raLC

WN

Food

fishornamental

31Schilbeidae

Eutro

piich

thys

vacha

(Ham

)Ba

cha

Bacha

LCWN

Food

fish


Table2Con

tinued

Sl

number

Order

Family

Scientificn

ame

Com

mon

name

Localn

ame

Iucn

status

Season

alabun

dance

Econ

omicvalue

32Synb

ranchiform

esMastacembelid

aeMacrognathu

spancalus

(Ham

)Ba

rred

spinyeel

Pacal

LCWN

Food

fish

33Macrognathu

saculea

tus

(Bloch)

Lesser

spinyeel

Pacal

NE

WN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

34Ch

anniform

esCh

annidae

Channa

punctata

(Bloch)

Spottedsnakehead

Lata

LCSM

Food

fishornamental

35Ch

anna

striata

(Bloch)

Strip

pedor

Snakeheadmurrel

Shol

LCSM

Food

fishornamental

36Ch

anna

orien

talis

(Blamp

Schn

)Walking

snakehead

Cheng

NE

SMFo

odfish

37Oste

oglossifo

rmes

Notop

terid

aeNo

topterus

notopterus

(Pallas)

Bron

zefeatherback

Folui

LCWN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

38No

topterus

chita

laChitala

chita

la(H

am)

Hum

pedfeatherback

Chita

lNT

WN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

39Ang

uilliform

esAng

uillidae

Anguillabengalensis

(Gray)

Indian

mottledeel

Banfish

NT

RSOrnam

ental

LC=leastcon

cernV

U=vulnerable

NT=near

threatenedN

E=no

tevaluatedD

D=datadeficientW

N=winter

SM=summerT

Y=throug

hout

they

earandRS

=rainyseason


Table 3 Composition of the fish community by order

Slnumber Taxa Number of

speciesPercentage

()1 Order Cypriniformes 17 43582 Order Perciformes 7 17953 Order Siluriformes 7 17954 Order Channiformes 3 7695 Order Osteoglossiformes 2 5136 Order Synbranchiformes 2 5137 Order Anguilliformes 1 257Total 39

Table 4 Composition of the fish community by family

Slnumber Taxafamilies Number of

SpeciesPercentage

()1 Family Cyprinidae 17 43582 Family Ambassidae 2 5123 Family Cichlidae 2 5124 Family Osphronemidae 1 2575 Family Anabantidae 1 2576 Family Gobiidae 1 2577 Family Siluridae 2 5138 Family Claridae 1 2579 Family Heteropneustidae 1 25710 Family Bagridae 2 51311 Family Schilbeidae 1 25712 Family Channidae 3 76913 Family Notopteridae 2 51214 Family Mastacembelidae 2 51215 Family Anguillidae 1 257Total 39

Reference [41] clearly indicated an acceptable range of 0ndash10mgL and a desirable range of lt5 5ndash8mgL of free CO

2

for high fish yield The CO2values we recorded for the

Kangsabati Reservoir can strongly support fish cultureSalinity limits may vary from species to species of fish

[41] According to the report of NRAC the preferred rangesfor fresh water fish culture are lt05ndash10 ppt Our results fallwithin the limits given by NRAC

Phosphorus is very critical in maintaining aquatic pro-ductivity SRAC recommenddesirable phosphate level for fishculture of 006mgL and the typical range for surface wateris 0005ndash05mgL Reference [41] reported an optimum rangefor phosphorus of 001ndash30mgL The value of phosphatein Kangsabati Reservoir matched the ranges given aboveReference [38] reported 005ndash020 ppm range for medium tohigh productivity in fish ponds

Nitrogen element is a vital component of protein and isessential for fish growth FAO recommends desirable limitof total dissolved nitrogen for fish culture of 02 ppm Onthe other hand [38] reported TDN values of 02ndash05 ppm as

favourable for good productivity in ponds Other than duringthe rainy season the total level of inorganic or dissolvednitrogen in the Kangsabati Reservoir is acceptable for fishculture and does not hamper the fish production

Throughout the year water level in the Kangsabati Reser-voir falls from April to June but still remains in adequateamount for fish cultivation

Plankton is the chief food source for fish Accordingto [41] the desirable range of plankton density is 3000ndash4500 individualL and acceptable values are ge2000 individ-ualL Both the zooplankton and the phytoplankton densitytogether enhance the fisheries programme in our reservoir

Therefore eachwater quality parameter in theKangsabatiReservoir remain within the limits suitable for fish produc-tion [33 35 36 38 41] Most of the local workers reportedthat DO pH alkalinity temperature and hardness are themain factors which showed satisfactory results for fish culturein Kangsabati Reservoir Salinity phosphate and free Co

2

with the only exception of transparency and chloride levelalso are favourable for good fish production Conductivitywas slightly variable throughout the study period and notcompletely favourable for pisciculture A slight increase inplanktonic density as fish food would be advisable The endof the rainy season and the whole winter are the best and thehealthier periods for fish growth

We conclude that water quality in the Kangsabati Reser-voir favours for fish cultivation and allows for a high ichthy-ofaunal diversity with a value of 171 as per Shannon-Wienerindex We recommend the adoption of scientific fisherymanagement in order to regulate transparency and chloridelevel

Conflict of Interests

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interestsregarding the publication of this paper

Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to Dr Aloknath Praharaj Fisheryofficer Govt of West Bengal India for his valuable sug-gestions kind help and inspiration and to Mr Ritish Dasfor laboratory assistance We convey our special thanks toMr Samir Mandi for providing necessary support during thesample and field data collection

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Figure 1 View of the Kangsabati Reservoir (blue shaded area indicating reservoir area in inset)

Samples of subsurface water were collected monthlyin clean plastic air tight bottles at three stations (localnames Sadarghat Aparajitaghat and Peerlessghat) fromMarch 2010 to February 2011 from 8 to 930 am The waterand air temperature were recorded by hydrothermometerand minimum-maximum thermometer respectively pHrecorded by digital pH meter (Cystronics model 335) con-ductivity analyzed by conductivity meter (Labtronics modelLT 16) dissolved oxygen examined by Winklerrsquos methodphotic depth measured by Secchi disc method free Co

2

alkalinity chlorinity phosphorus total inorganic nitrogencalcium magnesium and hardness were calculated as stan-dard laboratory protocol [24]The diversity was calculated onnumber of species while the orders were used to calculate theShannon-Wiener index

3 Results

The value of water parameters is depicted in Table 1 andthe data on the fish community of the Kangsabati Reservoirare presented in Tables 2 3 and 4 The periodical surveyof the ichthyofauna revealed the occurrence of 39 speciesbelonging to 15 families 26 genera and 7 orders On thebasis of species composition Cypriniformes were dominant(17 species) followed by Siluriformes andPerciformes (each of7 species) Channiformes (3 species) Osteoglossiformes andSynbranchiformes (each of 2 species) and Anguilliformes (1species)

4 Discussion

Among the studies on ichthyofaunal diversity previouslyconducted for our region in large aquatic bodies like theKangsabati Reservoir [25] reported the occurrence of 26fish species belonging to 5 orders 7 families and 15 generain Godavari river at Mudgal The order Cypriniformes wasdominant with 15 species followed by Siluriformes with 5species Channiformes with 4 species and Mastacembeli-formes and Perciformes with 1 species each Similar resultsa total of 29 fish species belonging to 10 families 7 ordersand 15 genera were reported for the Halali Reservoir VidishaMadhya Pradesh [26]

The aquatic habitat and water quality parameters affectthe fish growth and development and ichthyofaunal diversityTemperature is the important factor for the aquatic biotaAccording to FAO report [31] the increase of temperaturedirectly or indirectly impacts species distribution and the sea-sonality of production in fishes According to the guidelinesfor water quality management for fish culture in Tripura thesuitable water temperature for carp culture ranges between24∘C and 30∘C So the water temperature of KangsabatiReservoir was very suitable except a minute fall during thewinter season

Transparency helps to assess the quality of water Accord-ing to [32] a turbidity ranging from 30 to 80 cm is good forfish health On the other hand according to guidelines forwater quality management for fish culture in Tripura [33]



Parameters(units)















2le 10mgL Besides



Table2Fish

speciesinKa

ngsabatiRe

servoirfrom

March

2010

toFebruary

2011[27ndash30]

Sl

number

Order

Family

Scientificn

ame

Com

mon

name

Localn

ame

Iucn

status

Season

alabun

dance

Econ

omicvalue

1

Cyprinifo

rmes

Cyprinidae

Labeorohita

(Ham

)Ro

huRu

iLC

TYFo

odfish

2La

beocalbasu(H

am)

Blackrohu

karnataka

labeo

Kalbose

LCTY

Food

fish

3La

beobata

(Ham

)Ba

talabeominor

carp

Bata

LCSM

Food

fish

4Pu

ntiusticto(H

am)

Tictobarb

Titp

unti

LCSM

Ornam

entalfood

fish

5Pu

ntiussophore(H

am)

Poolbarb

Jatpun

tiLC

SMOrnam

ental

6Pu

ntiusgelius

(Ham

)Goldendw

arfb

arb

Dor

punti

LCSM

Ornam

ental

7Ca

tlacatla

(Ham

)Ca

tlaCa

tlaLC

TYFo

odfish

8Am

blypharyngodon

mola

(Ham

)Molac

arplet

Mou

rala

LCSM

Ornam

ental

9Am

blypharyngodon

microlepis(Bleeker)

Indian

carplet

Mou

rala

LCSM

Ornam

ental

10Ra

sboradaniconius

(Ham

)Slenderrasbo

raSiram

punti

LCTY

Ornam

ental

11Cirrhinu

smrig

ala(H

am)

Mrig

alMrig

alM

rigLC

RSFo

odfish

12Cirrhinu

sreba(H

am)

Reba

carp

Bhangonb

ata

LCSM

Food

fish

13Cy

prinus

carpio(Linn)

Wild

common

carp

Cyprinus

VU

TYOrnam

entalfoo

dfish

14Esom

usdanricu

s(Ham

)Flying

barb

Darkya

LCTY

Ornam

ental

15Salm

ostomabacaila

(Ham

)Larger

azorbelly

minno

wCh

ela

LCSM

Food

fishornamental

16Hypophthalm

ichthys

molitrix(Val)

Silver

carp

Silver

carp

NT

TYFo

odfish

17Ctenopharyngodon

idella

(Val)

Grasscarp

Grasscarp

NE

TYFo

odfish

18

Percifo

rmes

Ambassidae

Chanda

ranga(H

am)

Indian

glassy

fish

Ranjanchanda

LCWN

Ornam

ental

19Ch

anda

nama(H

am)

Elon

gateglass-perchlet

Kantac

hand

aLC

TYOrnam

ental

20Cichlid

aeOreochrom

isniloticus

(Linn)

Nile

tilapia

Nilo

ntica

NE

TYFo

odfish

21Oreochrom

ismossambicus

(Peters)

Mozam

biqu

etilapia

Tilap

iaNT

TYFo

odfish

22Osphron

emidae

Trich

ogasterlalius(Ham

)Dwarfgou

rami

Kho

iraLC

SMOrnam

ental

23Anabantidae

Anabas

testu

dineus

(Bloch)

Clim

bing

perch

Koi

DD

TYRS

Ornam

ental

24Gob

iidae

Glossogobius

giuris(H

am)

Bareye

goby

Bele

LCWN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

25

Siluriformes

Silurid

aeOmpokpabda(H

am)

Pabd

ahcatfish

Pabd

aNT

SMFo

odfish

26Wallago

attu

(BlampSchn

)Freshwater

shark

Boal

NT

WN

Food

fishornamental

27Claridae

Clariasb

atrachus

(Linn)

Airbreathingcatfish

Magur

LCWN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

28Heterop

neustid


(Bloch)

Stinging

catfish

Sing

hiLC

SMOrnam

entalfoo

dfish

29Ba

gridae

Mystusv

ittatus

(Bloch)

Strip

eddw

artcatfish

Tang

raLC

WN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

30Mystustengara

(Ham

)Teng

arac

atfish

Tang

raLC

WN

Food

fishornamental

31Schilbeidae

Eutro

piich

thys

vacha

(Ham

)Ba

cha

Bacha

LCWN

Food

fish


Table2Con

tinued

Sl

number

Order

Family

Scientificn

ame

Com

mon

name

Localn

ame

Iucn

status

Season

alabun

dance

Econ

omicvalue

32Synb

ranchiform

esMastacembelid

aeMacrognathu

spancalus

(Ham

)Ba

rred

spinyeel

Pacal

LCWN

Food

fish

33Macrognathu

saculea

tus

(Bloch)

Lesser

spinyeel

Pacal

NE

WN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

34Ch

anniform

esCh

annidae

Channa

punctata

(Bloch)

Spottedsnakehead

Lata

LCSM

Food

fishornamental

35Ch

anna

striata

(Bloch)

Strip

pedor

Snakeheadmurrel

Shol

LCSM

Food

fishornamental

36Ch

anna

orien

talis

(Blamp

Schn

)Walking

snakehead

Cheng

NE

SMFo

odfish

37Oste

oglossifo

rmes

Notop

terid

aeNo

topterus

notopterus

(Pallas)

Bron

zefeatherback

Folui

LCWN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

38No

topterus

chita

laChitala

chita

la(H

am)

Hum

pedfeatherback

Chita

lNT

WN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

39Ang

uilliform

esAng

uillidae

Anguillabengalensis

(Gray)

Indian

mottledeel

Banfish

NT

RSOrnam

ental

LC=leastcon

cernV

U=vulnerable

NT=near

threatenedN

E=no

tevaluatedD

D=datadeficientW

N=winter

SM=summerT

Y=throug

hout

they

earandRS

=rainyseason




speciesPercentage




SpeciesPercentage



2










2





Acknowledgments


References




















































Volume 2014

Zoology






















Advances in

Virolog y



Volume 2014




Enzyme Research



Microbiology



Parameters(units)















2le 10mgL Besides



Table2Fish

speciesinKa

ngsabatiRe

servoirfrom

March

2010

toFebruary

2011[27ndash30]

Sl

number

Order

Family

Scientificn

ame

Com

mon

name

Localn

ame

Iucn

status

Season

alabun

dance

Econ

omicvalue

1

Cyprinifo

rmes

Cyprinidae

Labeorohita

(Ham

)Ro

huRu

iLC

TYFo

odfish

2La

beocalbasu(H

am)

Blackrohu

karnataka

labeo

Kalbose

LCTY

Food

fish

3La

beobata

(Ham

)Ba

talabeominor

carp

Bata

LCSM

Food

fish

4Pu

ntiusticto(H

am)

Tictobarb

Titp

unti

LCSM

Ornam

entalfood

fish

5Pu

ntiussophore(H

am)

Poolbarb

Jatpun

tiLC

SMOrnam

ental

6Pu

ntiusgelius

(Ham

)Goldendw

arfb

arb

Dor

punti

LCSM

Ornam

ental

7Ca

tlacatla

(Ham

)Ca

tlaCa

tlaLC

TYFo

odfish

8Am

blypharyngodon

mola

(Ham

)Molac

arplet

Mou

rala

LCSM

Ornam

ental

9Am

blypharyngodon

microlepis(Bleeker)

Indian

carplet

Mou

rala

LCSM

Ornam

ental

10Ra

sboradaniconius

(Ham

)Slenderrasbo

raSiram

punti

LCTY

Ornam

ental

11Cirrhinu

smrig

ala(H

am)

Mrig

alMrig

alM

rigLC

RSFo

odfish

12Cirrhinu

sreba(H

am)

Reba

carp

Bhangonb

ata

LCSM

Food

fish

13Cy

prinus

carpio(Linn)

Wild

common

carp

Cyprinus

VU

TYOrnam

entalfoo

dfish

14Esom

usdanricu

s(Ham

)Flying

barb

Darkya

LCTY

Ornam

ental

15Salm

ostomabacaila

(Ham

)Larger

azorbelly

minno

wCh

ela

LCSM

Food

fishornamental

16Hypophthalm

ichthys

molitrix(Val)

Silver

carp

Silver

carp

NT

TYFo

odfish

17Ctenopharyngodon

idella

(Val)

Grasscarp

Grasscarp

NE

TYFo

odfish

18

Percifo

rmes

Ambassidae

Chanda

ranga(H

am)

Indian

glassy

fish

Ranjanchanda

LCWN

Ornam

ental

19Ch

anda

nama(H

am)

Elon

gateglass-perchlet

Kantac

hand

aLC

TYOrnam

ental

20Cichlid

aeOreochrom

isniloticus

(Linn)

Nile

tilapia

Nilo

ntica

NE

TYFo

odfish

21Oreochrom

ismossambicus

(Peters)

Mozam

biqu

etilapia

Tilap

iaNT

TYFo

odfish

22Osphron

emidae

Trich

ogasterlalius(Ham

)Dwarfgou

rami

Kho

iraLC

SMOrnam

ental

23Anabantidae

Anabas

testu

dineus

(Bloch)

Clim

bing

perch

Koi

DD

TYRS

Ornam

ental

24Gob

iidae

Glossogobius

giuris(H

am)

Bareye

goby

Bele

LCWN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

25

Siluriformes

Silurid

aeOmpokpabda(H

am)

Pabd

ahcatfish

Pabd

aNT

SMFo

odfish

26Wallago

attu

(BlampSchn

)Freshwater

shark

Boal

NT

WN

Food

fishornamental

27Claridae

Clariasb

atrachus

(Linn)

Airbreathingcatfish

Magur

LCWN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

28Heterop

neustid


(Bloch)

Stinging

catfish

Sing

hiLC

SMOrnam

entalfoo

dfish

29Ba

gridae

Mystusv

ittatus

(Bloch)

Strip

eddw

artcatfish

Tang

raLC

WN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

30Mystustengara

(Ham

)Teng

arac

atfish

Tang

raLC

WN

Food

fishornamental

31Schilbeidae

Eutro

piich

thys

vacha

(Ham

)Ba

cha

Bacha

LCWN

Food

fish


Table2Con

tinued

Sl

number

Order

Family

Scientificn

ame

Com

mon

name

Localn

ame

Iucn

status

Season

alabun

dance

Econ

omicvalue

32Synb

ranchiform

esMastacembelid

aeMacrognathu

spancalus

(Ham

)Ba

rred

spinyeel

Pacal

LCWN

Food

fish

33Macrognathu

saculea

tus

(Bloch)

Lesser

spinyeel

Pacal

NE

WN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

34Ch

anniform

esCh

annidae

Channa

punctata

(Bloch)

Spottedsnakehead

Lata

LCSM

Food

fishornamental

35Ch

anna

striata

(Bloch)

Strip

pedor

Snakeheadmurrel

Shol

LCSM

Food

fishornamental

36Ch

anna

orien

talis

(Blamp

Schn

)Walking

snakehead

Cheng

NE

SMFo

odfish

37Oste

oglossifo

rmes

Notop

terid

aeNo

topterus

notopterus

(Pallas)

Bron

zefeatherback

Folui

LCWN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

38No

topterus

chita

laChitala

chita

la(H

am)

Hum

pedfeatherback

Chita

lNT

WN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

39Ang

uilliform

esAng

uillidae

Anguillabengalensis

(Gray)

Indian

mottledeel

Banfish

NT

RSOrnam

ental

LC=leastcon

cernV

U=vulnerable

NT=near

threatenedN

E=no

tevaluatedD

D=datadeficientW

N=winter

SM=summerT

Y=throug

hout

they

earandRS

=rainyseason




speciesPercentage




SpeciesPercentage



2










2





Acknowledgments


References




















































Volume 2014

Zoology






















Advances in

Virolog y



Volume 2014




Enzyme Research



Microbiology


Table2Fish

speciesinKa

ngsabatiRe

servoirfrom

March

2010

toFebruary

2011[27ndash30]

Sl

number

Order

Family

Scientificn

ame

Com

mon

name

Localn

ame

Iucn

status

Season

alabun

dance

Econ

omicvalue

1

Cyprinifo

rmes

Cyprinidae

Labeorohita

(Ham

)Ro

huRu

iLC

TYFo

odfish

2La

beocalbasu(H

am)

Blackrohu

karnataka

labeo

Kalbose

LCTY

Food

fish

3La

beobata

(Ham

)Ba

talabeominor

carp

Bata

LCSM

Food

fish

4Pu

ntiusticto(H

am)

Tictobarb

Titp

unti

LCSM

Ornam

entalfood

fish

5Pu

ntiussophore(H

am)

Poolbarb

Jatpun

tiLC

SMOrnam

ental

6Pu

ntiusgelius

(Ham

)Goldendw

arfb

arb

Dor

punti

LCSM

Ornam

ental

7Ca

tlacatla

(Ham

)Ca

tlaCa

tlaLC

TYFo

odfish

8Am

blypharyngodon

mola

(Ham

)Molac

arplet

Mou

rala

LCSM

Ornam

ental

9Am

blypharyngodon

microlepis(Bleeker)

Indian

carplet

Mou

rala

LCSM

Ornam

ental

10Ra

sboradaniconius

(Ham

)Slenderrasbo

raSiram

punti

LCTY

Ornam

ental

11Cirrhinu

smrig

ala(H

am)

Mrig

alMrig

alM

rigLC

RSFo

odfish

12Cirrhinu

sreba(H

am)

Reba

carp

Bhangonb

ata

LCSM

Food

fish

13Cy

prinus

carpio(Linn)

Wild

common

carp

Cyprinus

VU

TYOrnam

entalfoo

dfish

14Esom

usdanricu

s(Ham

)Flying

barb

Darkya

LCTY

Ornam

ental

15Salm

ostomabacaila

(Ham

)Larger

azorbelly

minno

wCh

ela

LCSM

Food

fishornamental

16Hypophthalm

ichthys

molitrix(Val)

Silver

carp

Silver

carp

NT

TYFo

odfish

17Ctenopharyngodon

idella

(Val)

Grasscarp

Grasscarp

NE

TYFo

odfish

18

Percifo

rmes

Ambassidae

Chanda

ranga(H

am)

Indian

glassy

fish

Ranjanchanda

LCWN

Ornam

ental

19Ch

anda

nama(H

am)

Elon

gateglass-perchlet

Kantac

hand

aLC

TYOrnam

ental

20Cichlid

aeOreochrom

isniloticus

(Linn)

Nile

tilapia

Nilo

ntica

NE

TYFo

odfish

21Oreochrom

ismossambicus

(Peters)

Mozam

biqu

etilapia

Tilap

iaNT

TYFo

odfish

22Osphron

emidae

Trich

ogasterlalius(Ham

)Dwarfgou

rami

Kho

iraLC

SMOrnam

ental

23Anabantidae

Anabas

testu

dineus

(Bloch)

Clim

bing

perch

Koi

DD

TYRS

Ornam

ental

24Gob

iidae

Glossogobius

giuris(H

am)

Bareye

goby

Bele

LCWN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

25

Siluriformes

Silurid

aeOmpokpabda(H

am)

Pabd

ahcatfish

Pabd

aNT

SMFo

odfish

26Wallago

attu

(BlampSchn

)Freshwater

shark

Boal

NT

WN

Food

fishornamental

27Claridae

Clariasb

atrachus

(Linn)

Airbreathingcatfish

Magur

LCWN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

28Heterop

neustid


(Bloch)

Stinging

catfish

Sing

hiLC

SMOrnam

entalfoo

dfish

29Ba

gridae

Mystusv

ittatus

(Bloch)

Strip

eddw

artcatfish

Tang

raLC

WN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

30Mystustengara

(Ham

)Teng

arac

atfish

Tang

raLC

WN

Food

fishornamental

31Schilbeidae

Eutro

piich

thys

vacha

(Ham

)Ba

cha

Bacha

LCWN

Food

fish


Table2Con

tinued

Sl

number

Order

Family

Scientificn

ame

Com

mon

name

Localn

ame

Iucn

status

Season

alabun

dance

Econ

omicvalue

32Synb

ranchiform

esMastacembelid

aeMacrognathu

spancalus

(Ham

)Ba

rred

spinyeel

Pacal

LCWN

Food

fish

33Macrognathu

saculea

tus

(Bloch)

Lesser

spinyeel

Pacal

NE

WN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

34Ch

anniform

esCh

annidae

Channa

punctata

(Bloch)

Spottedsnakehead

Lata

LCSM

Food

fishornamental

35Ch

anna

striata

(Bloch)

Strip

pedor

Snakeheadmurrel

Shol

LCSM

Food

fishornamental

36Ch

anna

orien

talis

(Blamp

Schn

)Walking

snakehead

Cheng

NE

SMFo

odfish

37Oste

oglossifo

rmes

Notop

terid

aeNo

topterus

notopterus

(Pallas)

Bron

zefeatherback

Folui

LCWN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

38No

topterus

chita

laChitala

chita

la(H

am)

Hum

pedfeatherback

Chita

lNT

WN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

39Ang

uilliform

esAng

uillidae

Anguillabengalensis

(Gray)

Indian

mottledeel

Banfish

NT

RSOrnam

ental

LC=leastcon

cernV

U=vulnerable

NT=near

threatenedN

E=no

tevaluatedD

D=datadeficientW

N=winter

SM=summerT

Y=throug

hout

they

earandRS

=rainyseason




speciesPercentage




SpeciesPercentage



2










2





Acknowledgments


References




















































Volume 2014

Zoology






















Advances in

Virolog y



Volume 2014




Enzyme Research



Microbiology


Table2Con

tinued

Sl

number

Order

Family

Scientificn

ame

Com

mon

name

Localn

ame

Iucn

status

Season

alabun

dance

Econ

omicvalue

32Synb

ranchiform

esMastacembelid

aeMacrognathu

spancalus

(Ham

)Ba

rred

spinyeel

Pacal

LCWN

Food

fish

33Macrognathu

saculea

tus

(Bloch)

Lesser

spinyeel

Pacal

NE

WN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

34Ch

anniform

esCh

annidae

Channa

punctata

(Bloch)

Spottedsnakehead

Lata

LCSM

Food

fishornamental

35Ch

anna

striata

(Bloch)

Strip

pedor

Snakeheadmurrel

Shol

LCSM

Food

fishornamental

36Ch

anna

orien

talis

(Blamp

Schn

)Walking

snakehead

Cheng

NE

SMFo

odfish

37Oste

oglossifo

rmes

Notop

terid

aeNo

topterus

notopterus

(Pallas)

Bron

zefeatherback

Folui

LCWN

Ornam

entalfoo

dfish

38No

topterus

chita

laChitala

chita

la(H

am)

Hum

pedfeatherback

Chita

lNT

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