Encounter Fish Species of Bundelkhand Region with Special Reference to Damoh District M.P
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ISSN: 2347-3215 Volume 2 Number 10 (October-2014) pp. 129-136 www.ijcrar.com Encounter fish species of Bundelkhand region with special reference to Damoh district M.P. India Mukesh Kumar Napit* Department of Zoology, Swami Vivekanand Govt. College Berasia, Bhopal (M.P.), India *Corresponding author KEYWORDS A B S T R A C T Fish The pollutants and drastic environmental variation have also adversely Fauna, effected and changed water qualities i.e. colour, hardness, turbidity , Biodiversity, alkalinity, pH. COD, BOD and TDS etc. Aquatic life, thus , also is affected. Endangered Changes in morphology of fish like- colour, pigmentation, length, weight Species mass, structure of scales, finrays etc. may occur. This can not be ignored that the afore-mention variation may be responsible to develop new varieties or sub species. Unfortunately, negligible work is done in relation to fish fauna of the area in recent-past. Though, appreciable limnological work is done, yet the fish fauna remained unexplored. The fauna study is of tremendous significance in determining population density and calculating sub specific diversity and conservation of ecosystem in Damoh District. Introduction The Bundelkhand region of north India is encompassed by two states, i.e., M.P. and Viyarma), are located in Damoh district of U.P. Its greater part falls in M.P. covering M.P. 5 district viz, Damoh, Sagar, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh and Panna. Its terrain being The entire surrounding of the water bodies is rocky has reduced water level, and due to covered by deciduous forest. A sparsely this, the area has much irrigation bushy Jungle also exists at the basin of he potentiality. With a view to meet this reservoirs. Although, the district is rich in demand of the region M.P. state irrigation having natural water bodies, like lake, Ponds department is giving greater importance to ,reservoir and rivers. Very scanty work is the development of irrigation projects in available on the fresh water, fish fauna. Bundelkhand region. Accordingly, many These water bodies are main source of water major, medium and minor irrigation supply, which is utilized for drinking, reservoirs are constructed. Rajnagar lake, bathing, washing etc. But now a days, these Ponds and river s (Kopra, Sunar and w a t e r bodies are highly polluted due to the Industrial effluents, insecticides, herbicides, 129 weedicides, fungicides and other human chemical component with fresh water Fish activities, Nitrate, Calcium chloride and non fauna of Damoh. Efforts would be made to soluble Phosphate have increased to find out the factors relating with the decline alarming level and decomposition of or increase in the biodiversity, for excessive bloom releases the methane and morphological variations and populations ammonia gases in water. Study of density, Because of pollution, human biodiversity of fish fauna and their invasion and production of selective many identification, is one of the interesting field species of fish has fallen to alarming level, of biological research, which gives us an because of this also the biodiversity of this idea abut the morphological variation and region has become unaffordable. population diversity of fauna in polluted and non polluted site of any particular habitat. The study will provide information of water pollution and morphological variation with Soni and Bais; (1986) Thakur and Sharma; population density of fish fauna. The (1986), did limnological work on Sagar- population density of fish, may help to Damoh, water bodies and reported some know about the species which may be physical and chemical components, Jhingran endangered, or at the verge of extinction in (1985), described the morphological the locality. variation and population density of fish in Bangladesh and Andhra Pradesh, and Threatned Fish Fauna Biodiversity Thakur; (1986), reported distribution of fresh water fishes in Madhya Pradesh, but Though the introduction of the African nobody has paid any attention to their Cichlid, Oreochromis mossambicus correlation with the Fish faunal (Tilapia) in this region has been claimed as a success story by fishery experts, the species Material and Methods seem to have caused unanticipated impact on the fresh water bodies of this region. The water samples were collected during Though it is a species adapted for reverine July 2011 to June 2012. The Method of life, it was introduced extensively in lentic water analysis would be adopted as per and lotic water bodies (Purana pond, APHA standard method. Eleven Physico- Ragnagar pond, Kopra river and Sonar river) chemical parameters were analyzed and in Damoh district. Being a prolific breeder Amphibian were grouped accordingly. and a hardy fish, Tilapia now dominates indigenous ichthyofauna in many water Fish collected seasonally, from all polluted bodies of Damoh district. Studies on fish and non polluted selected sites by hand diversity of the study area in Damoh district, picking or fishing nets and would be showed abundant population of Tilapia, preserved in 5-10% formaldehyde in glass replacing native fish fauna in many areas. or plastic bottle. Authentic keys for identification and classification of fish, In Damoh district, the endemic species, C. would be used. Days fauna. (1958), fish chagunia, G. gotyla, Oxygaster bacaila, L. identification by H.R. Singh, Jhingaran ( guntea, O. bimaculatus, O. pabo, R. rita and 1985). R. pevimentata etc, was found in patchy distribution in different localities of the Results and Discussion water bodies, its occurrence was mostly rare The present investigation is planned to and occasional is facing extinction due to emphasize, the correlation of physic- the introduction of O. moassmbicus. 130 131 SPECIES ENCOUNTER RECORD OF FISHES DURING THE YEAR FROM JULY 2013 TO JUNE 2014 IN VARIOUS LOCALITIES OF DAMOH DISTRICT. Geographical Distribution in the Conservation Causes Species Distribution Study areas, Status (As per (Stations) IUCN-1990) Order : Clupeiformes Family : Notopteridae 1. Notopterus chitala (Ham.) Ind. (MP, UP., Bi.) A, A1, C1, D1, A2, B2, EN F, Cult, Ur, Pl, Ind, Pak, Nep, Bur, Mal. C2, A3, B3, C3 Hd. Phil. 2. Notopterus notopterus Ind. (MP, UP., Bi.) A,B,C,D, A1, B1, C1, LRnt F, Cult, Ur, Pl, Ind, (Pallas) Pak, Nep, Bur, Mal. D1, A2, B2, C2, A3, B3, Hd. Phil. C3 Order : Cypriniformes Family : Cyprinidae 3. Barilus bendelisis (Ham.) Ind. (MP., As. A, C3 NE F, Ur, Pl, Ind, Hd. Him.) Tha, Cey, Pak. 4. Barilus bola (Ham.) Ind. (MP., UP., Ori. A, C3 EN F, Ur, Pl, Ind, Hd. Pun., Bi), Pak, Bur, Bag. 5. Catla catla (Ham.) Ind. (M.P, U.P. , A,B,C,D, A1, B1, C1, Vu Cult, Ur, Pl, Ind, Hd. Bi.), Pak, Bur, Bag. D1, A2, B2, C2, A3, B3, C3 6. Chaguius chagunio (Ham.) Ind. (MP, Ori, Pun. A2, B2, C2, A3, B3, C3 EN F, Ur, Pl, Ind, Hd. Bi.), Pak, Bur. 7. Chela atpar (Ham.) Ind. (MP, UP., Ori.) A,C,D, A1, B1, C1, D1, LRlc F, Ur, Pl, Ind, Hd. Bur. A2, B2, C2, A3, B3, C3 8. Chela laubuca (Ham.) Ind. (MP.,WB, Pun. B1, D1, A2, B2, C2, A3, LRnt F, Ur, Pl, Ind, Hd. UP) Pak, Bur. B3, C3 9. Cirrhinus mrigala (Ham.) Ind. (MP., UP, Bi.) A,B,C,D, A1, B1, C1, Vu F, Ur, Pl, Ind, Hd. Pak, Bag, Bur. D1, A2, B2, C2, A3, B3, C3 10. Cirrhinus cirrhosus Ind. (MP, UP, Bi.) B1, D1, A2, B2, C2, A3, LRlc F, Ur, Pl, Ind, Hd. (Ham.) Pak, Bag, Nep. Bur. B3, C3 11. Cirrhinus reba (Ham.) Ind. (MP, UP, Bi.) A,C,D, A1, B1, C1, D1, Vu F, Ur, Pl, Ind, Hd. Pak, Bag, Nep. Bur. A2, B2, C2, A3, B3, C3 12. Danio devario (Ham.) Ind. (MP., UP, Bi.) A, A3, B3, C3 CR F, Ur, Pl, Ind, Hd. Pak, Tha. 13. Garra gotyla (Gray) Ind. (MP., Ori. Bi.) A, C2, A3, B3, C3 NE F, Ur, Pl, Ind, Hd. Pak. 14. Labeo bata (Ham.) Ind. (MP., UP, Bi., A,B,C,D, A1, B1, C1, LRnt F, Cult, Ur, Pl, Ind, Ori. WB, As.) Pak, D1, A2, B2, C2, A3, B3, Hd. Cey. C3 15. Labeo boga (Bloch.) Ind. (MP, Bi., A,B,C,D, A1, B1, C1, Vu F, Ur, Pl, Ind, Hd. Mad.) Bur. D1, A2, B2, C2, A3, B3, C3 16. Labeo calbasu (Ham.) Ind. (MP,UP, Bi.) A1, B1, A2, B2, C2, A3, LRnt F, Cult, Ur, Pl, Ind, Pak, Bur. B3, C3 Hd. 17. Labeo gonius (Ham.) Ind. (MP.,Bi.) Pak, A, D, A1, B1, C1, D1, LRnt F, Ur, Pl, Ind, Hd. Bur A2, B2, C2, A3, B3, C3 18. Labeo pangusia (Ham.) Ind. (MP.,UP, Bi.) A, D, A1, A2, B2, C2, LRnt F, Cult, Ur, Pl, Ind, Pak, Bur. A3, B3, C3 Hd. 19. Labeo rohita (Ham.) Ind. (MP.,UP, Bi.) A,B,C,D, A1, B1, C1, LRnt F, Ur, Pl, Ind, Hd. Pak, Bur. D1, A2, B2, C2, A3, B3, C3 20. Labeo fimbriatus (Ham.) Ind. (MP.,Bi,) Bur. B,C,D, B1, A2, B2, C2, LRnt F, Cult, Ur, Pl, Ind, A3, B3, C3, Hd. 21. Osteobrama cotio (Ham.) Ind. (MP.,Bi,) Pak, A, B2, C2, A3, B3, C3 LRnt F, Ur, Pl, Ind, Hd. 132 Bur. 22. Oxygaster bacaila (Ham.) Ind. (MP.,UP,) Pak, A, B2, C2, A3, B3, C3 EN F, Ur, Pl, Ind, Hd. Cey. 23. Puntius chola (Ham.) Ind. (MP.,UP, Bi.) A,B,C,D, A1, B1, C1, Vu F, Ur, Pl, Ind, Hd. Pak, Bur. D1, A2, B2, C2, A3, B3, C3 24. Puntius chrysopterus (Mc Ind. (MP.,UP, Bi. B,C,D, D1, A2, B2, C2, CR F, Cult, Ur, Pl, Ind, Clelland) As.) Bur. A3, B3, C3 Hd. 25. Puntius conchonius Ind. (MP.,Bi,) Pak A,B,C,D, A1, B1, C1, Vu F, Ur, Pl, Ind, Hd.