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J. Life Earth Science, Vol. 1(1): July 2005 pp.35-42 FISH SPECIES COMPOSITION IN THE RIVER PADMA NEAR RAJSHAHI M. A. Hossain1 and M. A. Haque Institute of Biological Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh Abstract The investigation is carried out in order to explore the existing fish fauna of the Padma river near Rajshahi (Godagari to Charghat). This study includes a checklist of the species composition found to inhabit the waters of this region, which included 135 species of fishes under 77 genera, 33 families, 14 orders and two classes. It was also found that more than 50 species have become rare, which were found abundantly in the research-covered areas during last two decades. 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Notable The study area located in a certain portions of the among those who made contributions to the river Padma from Godagari to Charghat Upazila in systematic of fishes of Bangladesh are Ahmed Rajshahi district, that ranged about 56 km. The fishes (1953), who included 107 fresh water species from were collected from the fishermen. The traditional the then East Pakistan. Bhuiyan (1964) recorded 71 gears like cast nets, seining nets; dip nets and species from fresh water area of Dhaka district. different types of traps were employed. Visits to the Qureshi (1965) in his monograph of common fresh Rajshahi fish markets were made almost daily during the period from July 2000 to June 2003. Visits to the water fishes of Pakistan included 133 species, most fish-landing stations of Godagari, Bulanpur, of which occured in Bangladesh. Doha (1973) Alupattighat, Talaimari, Shahapur and Charghat were published a list of 106 species from waters of also made almost once a week during that period. Mymensingh and Tangail districts. Rahman (1989) Brief notes on the nature of seasonal availability and first made a complete list of 257 species inhabiting breeding season with their local names were noted on the fresh water areas in Bangladesh, many of them the spot. are also found in marine and estuarine areas. Ahmed Representative specimens of each species were and Hasan (1981) published a list of 69 species brought to the laboratory. Colouration and other inhabiting in the Karnaphuli Reservoir. features of special interest were recorded from the 1 Department of Zoology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh fresh fish. That was followed by detailed taxonomic Mastacembeliformes by three species belonging to 2 examination either in fresh or preserved specimens as genera of a single family and Tetraodontiformes by 3 convenient. Identification was made following the species belonging to 2 genera of a single family key of Jhingran and Talwar (1991) and Rahman (Table-1). (1989). One species belonging to the order Results and Discussion Cypriniformes of the genus Puntius could not be In the river Padma Chondrichthyes contains only identified up to species level. This species is just like one species of a single family Trygonidae; Puntius cumingi, which possesses two dark vertical Clupeiformes contains 10 species belonging to 7 bands. But due to the confusion this is not identified genera of 3 families; Cypriniformes is represented by up to species level. Another fish from the order 86 species belonging to 43 genera under 11 families; perciformes belonging to the genus Chanda could not Beloniformes includes 2 species belonging to 2 genera be identified up to the species level due to the want of under 2 families; Cyprinidontiformes represented by a available literature. single species of a single family; Mugiliformes by 4 Jhingran and Talwar (1991) gave an account of species belonging to 3 genera of a single family; inland fishes of India and its adjacent countries which Ophicephaliformes by 6 species belonging to a single included 930 species of fishes Bhuiyan et al. (1992) genus of a single family; Pleuronectiformes by a single published a checklist of the fishes of Rajshahi, which species; Syngnathiformes includes two species under included 133 species. Islam and Hossain (1983) two genera of a family; Symbranchiformes by a single provided an account of the fishes of the river Padma species of a single family; Anguiliformes by 3 species near Rajshahi and mentioned 110 species of fishes. under three genera of 2 families; Perciformes by 12 species belonging to 8 genera of 6 families; Table 1. A check-list of the available fishes of the Padma river near Rajshahi. Seasonal No. Systematic account Local name Breeding season availability Class- Chondrichthyes I Order - Rajiformes (Hypotremata or Batoidei) i Family - Trygonidae (Dasyatidae) (sting rays) Genus- Trygon Adanson 1. Trygon sp. Sankuch mach R NK Class- Osteichthyes 1 Order- Clupeiformes i. Family- Clupeidae (Shade, herrinags, etc.) Genus- Hilsa, Reagan, 1916 1. Tenulosa ilisha (Hamilton) Ilish SN Jan-Mar. & July to Nov. Genus- Ilisha, Gray, 1845 2. Ilisha motius, (Hamilton) Chhota ilish R NK Genus- Gadusia Fowler, 1911 3. Gadusia chapra (Hamilton) Chapila, khoria TLN Jan to Mar & July to Oct 4. Gaducia variegata (Day) Chapila, khori R Monsoon Genus- Gonialosa, Regan, 1916 5. Gonialosa manminna (Hamilton) Khoira, chapila RS April to July Genus- Corica, Hamilton, 1822 6. Corica soborna Hamilton Kachki, gura mach TY Monsoon ii Family- Notopteridae (Feather-backs) Genus- Notopterus, Lacepede, 1800 7. Notopterus notopterus (Pallas) Phali TY May to July 8. Notopterus chitala (Hamilton) Chital TY May to July iii Family- Engraulidae (Anchovies) Genus- Setipinna Swainson, 1839 9. Setipinna phasa (Hamilton) Phasa TY Feb to March 10. Setipinna taty (Valenciennes) Tely-phasa R Feb to June 2 Order- Cypriniformes iv Family- Cyprinidae Genus- Chela, Hamilton, 1822 11. Chela cachius (Hamilton) Chep chela TY Monsoon 12. Chela laubuca (Hamilton) Kash-khoira R Monsoon Genus- Oxygaster, Van Hasselt, 1823 13. Oxygaster bacaila (Hamilton) Chela TY April -August 14. Oxygaster phulo (Hamilton) Chela TY Monsoon 15. Oxygaster gora (Hamilton) Gora-chela Sept. to Nov. Monsoon Genus- Barilius, Hamilton, 1822 16. Barilius bendelisis (Hamilton) Joia, Tila R Monsoon 17. Barilius bola (Hamilton) Bhol, Bol R Monsoon Genus- Rasbora, Bleeker, 1960 18. Rasbora elanga (Hamilton) Elong etong TY April to July 19. Rasbora daniconius (Hamilton) Darkina, darka TY April to July 20. Rasbora rasbora (Hamilton) Darkina R Monsoon Genus- Tor Gray, 1833-34 21. Tor tor (Hamilton) Mohasher VR Monsoon Genus- Danio, Hamilton, 1822 22. Danio devario (Hamilton) Banspata TY April to July 23. Danio rerio (Hamilton) Anju TSN Not known 24. Danio aequipinnatus (McClelland) Chebli SN Monsoon 25. Danio dangila (Hamilton) Nipati R Monsoon Genus- Rohtee, Sykes, 1839 26. Osteobrama cotio (Hamilton) Dhela, Mauwa June to July April to July Genus- Esomus, Swainson, 1839 27. Esomus danricus (Hamilton) Darkina TY August to Oct. Genus- Amblypharyngodon, Bleeker, 1859 28. Amblypharyngodon mola (Hamilton) Mola, moa May to August April to November 29. Amblypharyngodon microlepis (Bleeker) Mohula, mola TLN Monsoon Genus- Puntius, Hamilton, 1822 30. Puntius sarana (Hamilton) Sar punti VR April to July 31. Puntius chola (Hamilton) Chelapunti TLN April to August. 32. Puntius stigma (Cuvier & Valenciennes) Punti, vanti-punti TLN April to Aug. 33. Puntius conchonius (Hamilton) Moina-punti May to Sept. April to July 34. Puntius ticto (Hamilton) Tit-punti TY April to July 35. Puntius phutunio (Hamilton) Punti March to July April to July 36. Puntius sophore (Hamilton) Jatpunti TY April to July 37. Puntius gelius (Hamilton) Khudi punti R Monsoon 38. Puntius terio (Hamilton) Gili-punti R NK Genus- Aspidoparia, Heckel, 1845 39. Aspidoparia jaya (Hamilton) Pioly TY Winter and monsoon 40. Aspidoparia morar(Hamilton) Morari TY Winter and monsoon Genus- Labeo, Cuvier, 1817 41. Labeo rohita (Hamilton) Rui TY April to July 42. Labeo angra (Hamilton) Angrot, Kharsa TY April to July 43. Labeo culbasu (Hamilton) Kalbaus, baus TY April to July 44. Labeo dero (Hamilton) Kursia R Monsoon 45. Labeo gonius (Hamilton) Kurchi R June to Aug. 46. Labeo nandina (Hamilton) Sada-baus R May to July 47. Labeo bata (Hamilton) Bhangon, bata TLN June to Sept. 48. Labeo boga (Hamilton) Bhangon-bata R May to July 49. Labeo pangusia (Hamilton) Baitka, Langu R May to July Genus- Catla Valenciennes, 1844 50. Catla catla (Hamilton) Katla TY April to July Genus- Tor, Gray, 1834 51. Tor putitora (Hamilton) Mohashol R NK Genus- Cirrhinus (Oken) Cuvier, 1817 52. Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton) mrigal, mirka TY May to July 53. Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton) raikhor TLN April to july Genus- Crossocheilus, van Hasselt, 1823 54. Crossocheilus latius (Hamilton) Kala-bata R NK v Family- Cobitidae (Loaches) Genus- Botia Gray, 1831 55. Botia dayi Hora Betee R NK 56. Botio dario (Hamilton) Bou-mach October to March NK 57. Botia lohachata Choudhuri Bagha October to March NK Genus- Lepidocephalus Bleeker, 1858 58. Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton) Pui-mach, poa Dec to Apr. NK Genus- Acanthophthalmus van Hasselt, 1823 59. Acanthophthalmus pangia (Hamilton) Panga RS NK Genus- Somileptes, Bleeker, 1863 60.
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    CIBTech Journal of Zoology ISSN: 2319–3883 (Online) Online International Journal Available at http://www.cibtech.org/cjz.htm 2020 Vol.9, pp.30-35/Borah and Das Research Article [Open Access] ICHTHYOFAUNAL DIVERSITY OF JINARI RIVER IN GOALPARA, ASSAM, INDIA Dhiraj Kumar Borah and *Jugabrat Das Department of Zoology, Goalpara College, Goalpara, Assam, India, *Author for Correspondence: [email protected] ABSTRACT The present study attempts to access the ichthyofaunal diversity of Jinari river in Goalpara district of Assam, India. There was no previous report on piscine diversity of this river in Assam. Survey was conducted in the lower stretch of the river in Goalpara district from April 2018 to March 2019. Fish specimens were collected from five pre-selected sites, preserved and identified adopting standard methods. A total of 74 fish species belonging to nine (9) orders, 26 families and 58 genera were recorded. Cypriniformes was the dominant order with 35 species followed by Siluriformes with 19 species. IUCN status shows two vulnerable, eight near threatened and 66 species under the least concern category. Prevalence of anthropogenic threats like garbage dispersal and agricultural pesticide flow to the river, setting of brick industries on the bank, poison fishing in the upper stretch etc. may affect the fish population in this river. In this regard, awareness is the need of the hour among the inhabitants of the surrounding villages. Keywords: Ichthyofauna, Jinari River, Goalpara, Brahmaputra River, Assam INTRODUCTION The Northeastern region of India is considered to be one of the hotspots of freshwater fish biodiversity in the world (Ramanujam et al., 2010).
  • Journal of Threatened Taxa

    Journal of Threatened Taxa

    PLATINUM The Journal of Threatened Taxa (JoTT) is dedicated to building evidence for conservaton globally by publishing peer-reviewed artcles OPEN ACCESS online every month at a reasonably rapid rate at www.threatenedtaxa.org. All artcles published in JoTT are registered under Creatve Commons Atributon 4.0 Internatonal License unless otherwise mentoned. JoTT allows unrestricted use, reproducton, and distributon of artcles in any medium by providing adequate credit to the author(s) and the source of publicaton. Journal of Threatened Taxa Building evidence for conservaton globally www.threatenedtaxa.org ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) | ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) Communication Freshwater fishes of Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats of Karnataka, India Naren Sreenivasan, Neethi Mahesh & Rajeev Raghavan 26 January 2021 | Vol. 13 | No. 1 | Pages: 17470–17476 DOI: 10.11609/jot.6778.13.1.17470-17476 For Focus, Scope, Aims, Policies, and Guidelines visit htps://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/about/editorialPolicies#custom-0 For Artcle Submission Guidelines, visit htps://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions For Policies against Scientfc Misconduct, visit htps://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/about/editorialPolicies#custom-2 For reprints, contact <[email protected]> The opinions expressed by the authors do not refect the views of the Journal of Threatened Taxa, Wildlife Informaton Liaison Development Society, Zoo Outreach Organizaton, or any of the partners. The journal, the publisher, the host, and the part-