ft ICHTHYOFAUNAL DIVERSITY OF KOLLAR DAMO DIST' NAGPUR' MAHARASHTRA ST.{TE A.p" sAwAt{E, K. RAWLEKAR" S.B. ZADE,AND A.D. BOBDEY3 Aaand Niketan College ofAfts Commerce and Science. Warora, Dist. Chandrapur. (M.S.), India. pin- 442914 'Dr.Ambedkar College, Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur (M.S) India. 'PGTD af Zoology, RTM Nagpur University Campus, Amravati Road, Nagpur 440033 ' Shd. Shivaji Science College, Congress Nagar, Nagpur, (lvf.S.; India E-Mail:
[email protected] [email protected] I rNrnooucrroN: order Siluriformes and Perciformes (8 species, i.e.2lah), and miscellaneous orders 12.8% (Table 2, Figure 1). The present Indian subcontinent has considerable ichthyofaunal diversity investigation is in corroborate with the findings of Bafful er a/., ar.rd Iridian fish population represents llYo of species 24o/o (2007 ), P aw ate e t a 1., (20 1 2) and K adam et al., (20 12). scnera and 57oh families OJBSAP, 2005). Fish resources of Since the study was mainly undertaken with the help L.rdia prove to be a rich source of income andplay a vital role in of local fisherman using only gill net, drag net and bhor jal, ausrnentins food supply and raising nutritional levei of the other sampling methods rural popuiation. In spite of rich ichthyofaunal diversity in such as angling and utilization of different types of traps India, studies on fish fauna of Kollar Dam, Village Junawani, would certainly increase the species list from the Taluka Saoner, District Nagpuq Maharashtra State, is yet to be Kollar dam" explored. Looking at this an attempt has been made to explore and study fish diversity and to prepare the check list offishes Table 2: Diversity ofSpecies from different Orders oflishes from Kollar Dam.