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Fish Fauna of Nandur-Madhmeshwar Wetland, Maharashtra, India OPEN ACCESS The Journal of Threatened Taxa is dedicated to building evidence for conservaton globally by publishing peer-reviewed artcles 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 of artcles in any medium, reproducton, and distributon by providing adequate credit to the authors 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) Note Fish fauna of Nandur-Madhmeshwar wetland, Maharashtra, India Prashant Wagh, Sudhakar Kurhade, Shrikant Jadhav & Deepa Jaiswal 26 June 2018 | Vol. 10 | No. 7 | Pages: 11973–11979 10.11609/jot.4246.10.7.11973-11979 For Focus, Scope, Aims, Policies and Guidelines visit htp://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/about/editorialPolicies#custom-0 For Artcle Submission Guidelines visit htp://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/about/submissions#onlineSubmissions For Policies against Scientfc Misconduct visit htp://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/about/editorialPolicies#custom-2 For reprints contact <[email protected]> Publisher & Host Partners Member Threatened Taxa Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 June 2018 | 10(7): 11973–11979 Note Fish fauna of Nandur-Madhmeshwar semi-evergreen forests. wetland, Maharashtra, India Even though some studies are available on the fsh fauna of 1 2 3 Prashant Wagh , Sudhakar Kurhade , Shrikant Jadhav Godavari River, informaton on ISSN 0974-7907 (Online) & Deepa Jaiswal 4 the fsh fauna of NMW is limited. ISSN 0974-7893 (Print) David (1963) studied fshes of the 1,2 New Arts, Commerce and Science College, Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra 414 001, India Godavari River but did not provide OPEN ACCESS 3,4 Zoological Survey of India, Freshwater Biology Regional Centre, any collecton data. Khedkar Hyderabad, Telangana 500048, India (2005) and Yadav (2005b) studied 1 [email protected], 2 [email protected], 3 [email protected] (corresponding author), the fshes of Nathsagar wetlands, 4 [email protected] Jaikwadi on Godavari River, Paithan, Aurangabad. Recently, Maharashtra Polluton Control Board and Central Insttute of Fishery Educaton (MPCB & CIFE Nandur-Madhmeshwar Wetland (NMW) is located at 2011) studied the fshes by selectng various sites of Khangaon Thadi Village (20.0080N & 74.1310E), Niphad the Godavari River including Nandur-Madhmeshwar Tehsil of Nasik District of Maharashtra (Fig. 1). A stone wetland and reported 24 species from this wetland. The weir was constructed during 1907–1913 across the present study conducted a detailed survey in the wetland river Godavari just below the confuence of Kadava and area. The study aims to ascertain the distributon and Godavari Rivers at Nandur-Madhmeshwar. The water abundance of fshes and to identfy threats so as to released from Godavari and lake Beale (Darna) reservoir provide conservaton measures. is stored at Nandur-Madhmeshwar and subsequently We collected the fshes from the wetland (outside released through canals for irrigaton. Silt and organic the sanctuary area) during 2010–2012. Fishes were mater that are carried away with water fow accumulate collected by hand net, cast net and also obtained from in the lake, due to which islands and shallow water ponds local fshermen. Fishes were preserved in 4% formalin have been created. This resulted in the biologically and identfed using available literature (Jayaram 1991, enriched conditons by which aquatc vegetaton 2010; Menon 1987, 1992; Talwar & Jhingran 1991; has been stabilized. Huge amounts of silt have been Jayaram & Dhas 2000; Jayaram & Sanyal 2003). The deposited in the dam since 1913; consequently much fsh specimens are deposited in the museum collecton of the lake is now marshland or very shallow water. of the Western Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of Because of its outstanding ecological, faunal, foral and India, Pune (Accession No. ZSI/WRC P/5397 to P/5435). zoological signifcance the area was declared a sanctuary Assuming that the fshing efort for a given type of in 1950. The sanctuary has interspersed grasslands with net was constant, the relatve abundance of the fsh DOI: htp://doi.org/10.11609/jot.4246.10.7.11973-11979 | ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D63EF824-7A3E-4E3E-BA60-F7D22F99EC01 Editor: Anonymity requested. Date of publicaton: 26 June 2018 (online & print) Manuscript details: Ms # 4246 | Received 09 May 2018 | Finally accepted 06 June 2018 Citaton: Wagh. P., S. Kurhade, S. Jadhav & D. Jaiswal (2018). Fish fauna of Nandur-Madhmeshwar wetland, Maharashtra, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 10(7): 11973–11979; htp://doi.org/10.11609/jot.4246.10.7.11973-11979 Copyright: © Wagh et al. 2018. Creatve Commons Atributon 4.0 Internatonal License. JoTT allows unrestricted use of this artcle in any medium, reproducton and distributon by providing adequate credit to the authors and the source of publicaton. Funding: None. Competng interests: The authors declare no competng interests. Acknowledgements: The authors PW and SK are thankful to the Principal, New Arts, Commerce & Science College, Ahmadnagar for facilites. We are grateful to Dr. Kailash Chandra, Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata and to Dr. P.S. Bhatnagar, Scientst-D & Ofcer-in-Charge, Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune for facilites and encouragement. LOGOs 11973 Fishes of Nandur-Madhmeshwar wetland, Maharashtra Wagh et al. Figure 1. Map of Nandur-Madhmeshwar Wetland, Nasik District, Maharashtra. was grossly classifed into four categories as given by and Oreochromis mossambicus. The introducton of Dahanukar et al. (2012), namely abundant (76–100 % of alien species causes serious threat to natve fsh fauna the total catch), common (51–75 % of the total catch), with regards to competton for food, predaton and moderate (26–50 % of the total catch), and rare (1–25 % disrupton of the aquatc food chain (Daniels 2006; of the total catch). Raghavan et al. 2008; Knight 2010). The list includes Thirty-nine fsh species belonging to seven orders, typical primary freshwater fshes. 14 families and 30 genera were recorded from the study The fsh diversity in NMW is high as compared to area (Table 1). Cypriniformes was the most dominant various protected areas in Maharashtra such as Sanjay order contributng 20 species followed by Perciformes Gandhi Natonal Park (S=14) (Singh & Yazdani 1988), seven, Siluriformes seven, Synbranchiformes two and Pench Natonal Park (S=33) (Yadav 2004), Nathsagar Osteoglossiformes, Anguilliformes and Beloniformes one Wetland (S=33) (Yadav 2005b), Bhimashankar Wildlife species each. Cyprinidae was the most dominant family Sanctuary (S=21) (Yadav & Jadhav 2009), Radhanagari representng 17 species followed by Channidae three Wildlife Sanctuary (S=20) (Jadhav & Jadhav 2014a), and Bagridae three. Some of the fshes collected from Chandoli Natonal Park (S=11) (Jadhav & Jadhav 2014b), NMW are shown in Image 1. Of the total fsh species and low as compared to Ujani Wetland (S=54) (Yazdani obtained, 19 fsh species were found to be common, & Singh 2002), Melghat Tiger Reserve (S=96) (Yadav, out of which 11 had a uniform distributon throughout 2005a), Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (S=84) (Yadav the study period in diferent months. Sixteen species 2006). The number of fsh species is higher than those showed moderate abundance while one was rare. recorded by MPCB & CIFE (2011) from this wetland. Three invasive alien species were also recorded from the Notopterus notopterus is quite common in some study area namely, Cyprinus carpio, Clarias gariepinus areas of the wetland. Some specimens of N. notopterus 11974 Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 June 2018 | 10(7): 11973–11979 Fishes of Nandur-Madhmeshwar wetland, Maharashtra Wagh et al. Table 1. List of freshwater fsh species recorded from Nandur-Madhmeshwar Wetland in the present study. Relatve Order/Family/Scientfc name IUCN status Order: Siluriformes abundance Family: Bagridae Order: Osteoglossiformes Mystus bleekeri (Day, 1877) LC C Family: Notopteridae Mystus cavasius (Hamilton, 1822) LC C Notopterus notopterus (Pallas, 1769) LC C Mystus malabaricus (Jerdon, 1849) NT M Order: Anguilliformes Family: Siluridae Family: Anguillidae Ompok bimaculatus (Bloch, 1794) NT C Anguilla bengalensis (Gray, 1831) LC R Wallago atu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) NT C Order: Cypriniformes Family: Clariidae Family: Cyprinidae Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794) LC A Salmostoma balookee (Sykes, 1839) LC M Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) EX C Salmostoma bacaila (Hamilton, 1822) LC M Order: Beloniformes Devario malabaricus (Jerdon, 1849) LC C Family: Belonidae Rasbora daniconius (Hamilton, 1822) LC C Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton, 1822) LC M Amblypharyngodon mola (Hamilton, 1822) LC M Order: Synbranchiformes Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758 EX M Family: Mastacembelidae Puntus amphibius (Valenciennes, 1842) DD M Macrognathus pancalus Hamilton, 1822 LC C Puntus chola (Hamilton, 1822) LC M Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepede, 1800) LC C Systomus sarana subnasutus LC M (Valenciennes, 1842) Order: Perciformes Puntus sophore (Hamilton, 1822) LC C Family: Ambassidae Pethia conchonius (Hamilton, 1822) LC C Chanda nama Hamilton, 1822 LC C Hypselobarbus curmuca (Hamilton, 1807) VU M Parambassis ranga (Hamilton, 1822) LC C Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton, 1822) LC M Family: Cichlidae Labeo
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