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IUCN CONSERVATION STATUS OF FISHES OF KHANWARI POND OF DISTRICT KAUSHAMBI (U.P.) SHRI PRAKASH1 AND ASHOK KUMAR VERMA2 *Department of Zoology, K.A.P.G. College, Allahabad-211001 (U.P.), India *Department of Zoology, Govt. P.G. College, Saidabad Allahabad-221508 (U.P.), India Corresponding author: [email protected] Received - 16.02.2017 Accepted - 18.04.2017 ABSTRACT An effective attempt was made to study the conservation status of the fishes naturally occurring in perennial pond of Khanwari village of Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh. The study was conducted during all the 12 months of year 2015. During exploration, a total of 27 species of fishes belonging to 19 genera, 15 families and 8 orders were identified. As per latest version of IUCN Red List, out of 27 species of fishes identified, 2 species come under NT (near threatened), 18 under LC (least concern) and 7 species are NE (not evaluated) so far. Keywords: Pisces, Fish species, Red list, Conservation status, Khanwari pond. INTRODUCTION Fishes belong to phylum: Chordata, subphylum: Vertebrata and super class: Pisces. They are cold- blooded, gill-bearing aquatic craniate vertebrates that include both the bony and the cartilaginous shes but sometimes jawless shes too. Fishes are important to humans as a nutrient source of low-fat, high-quality protein. It is also a good source of omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, iodine, iron, zinc, magnesium and potassium. The shes are not only used as good source of food for mankind, having economic importance from medicinal point of view but also play a crucial role in the second tropic level of the aquatic ecosystem. The pond under exploration is situated in Khanwari village of district Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh. This village is surrounded by Jiyapur in east, Tulsipur and Admapur in the north, Kaini in the south and Nadin ka pura in the west. The climatic change inuences to its vast openness, landscape ecology and biodiversity. The pond is covering an area of about 300 hectares. Prakash et al (2015a, 2015b, 2015c and 2016), Verma et al. (2016a and 2016b) and Verma (2016a and 2016b). Datta et al. (2015) and Patole (2015) conducted the limnological studies as well as studies on sh biodiversity in a fresh water body. Verma (2016c) performed hydrobiological studies; Verma (2016d) did preliminary survey while Verma (2017) detailed the conservation status of shes of Muntjibpur pond. The present study is an effective attempt to study the conservation status of the shes naturally occurring in perennial pond of Khanwari village of Kaushambi. STUDY AREA The pond (photograph) under exploration is situated in Khanwari village, which is located in block and tahsil of Sirathu of Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh (image). The pond is more than 75 km away from Allahabad, 10 km from Manjhanpur (headquarter of district Kaushambi) and 270 km from Lucknow by road. Its nearest railway station is Sirathu at a distance of 15 km and nearest airport Bamrauli (Allahabad) is at a distance of 60 km. It is situated between the latitude 25032'32.58”N- 81018'09.66”E and 25032'31.01”N- 81018'18.19”E.
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Image: Location of study area in Kaushambi (U.P.) MATERIALS AND METHODS Fishes were caught and collected for the present study from two sites of this pond by hand-nets, gill nets, cast nets, hooks, drag nets with the help of local people and sherman mainly during the time of shing. Investigations regarding sh capture and collection were conducted twice in a month for the period of one year from January 2015 to December 2015. Fishes were identied by using the standard keys of Mishra (1959), Day (1989), Jhingran (1991), Jayaram (1999) and Srivastava (1998). Interaction with local people also assisted the authors in various ways for data collection and identication.
Photo: A view of khanwari pond in Kaushambi (U.P.)
(82) PROC. ZOOL. SOC. INDIA RESULTS AND DISCUSSION A total of 27 species of shes belonging to 19 genera, 15 families and 8 orders were identied during entire study period. Zoological names of these 27 different species of shes recorded, with family, order and conservation status are shown in the table given below. Table: Different sh species with conservation status recorded during 2015
Catla catla Labeo rohita Labeo calbasu Cirrhinus mrigala Puntius (Pethia) ticto Puntius chola Mystus seenghala Mystus cavasius Mystus vittatus Mystus (Sperata) aor Wallago attu Ompak pabda Clarias batrachus Clarias gareipinous Heteropneustes fossilis Ailia coila Channa punctatus Channa marulius Glossogobius giuris Anabas testudenius Colisa fasciatus Notopterus notopterus Notopterus chitala Gudusia chapra Setipinna phasa Xenentodon cancila
Mastacembelus armatus
On the basis of rate of decline, population size, area of geographic distribution and degree of population, distribution fragmentation etc., IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List (2016) classied the species into nine groups including EN (Endangered), VU (Vulnerable), NT (near threatened), LC (least concern) and NE (not evaluated). During exploration, a total of 27 species of shes belonging to 19 genera, 15 families and 8 orders were identied. As per latest version of IUCN Red List, out of 27 species of shes identied, 2 species come under NT (near threatened), 18 under LC (least concern) and 7 species are NE (not evaluated) so far. CONCLUSION Among the 27 species of shes identied, , 2 species come under NT (near threatened), 18 under LC (least concern) and 7 species are NE (not evaluated) so far. A detailed study of this pond is necessary to understand the biodiversity so that effective conservation action plan can be designed and implemented. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Authors are highly grateful to the Principal K.A.P.G. College, Allahabad for providing necessary laboratory facilities. We are also obliged to local Gram Pradhans and authorities of district administration Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh for their co-operation during entire survey programme.
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