A preliminary account on the fishery resources of Thottappally Spillway


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Authors

  • SANTHAMMA JAISHINIMOL BHARGAVAN Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala Kariavattom, Trivandrum - 695 581, Kerala, India
  • TRESA RADHAKRISHNAN Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala Kariavattom, Trivandrum - 695 581, Kerala, India
  • S Radhakrishnan Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala Kariavattom, Trivandrum - 695 581, Kerala, India

Abstract

An account on the fin and shellfish species inhabiting the Thottappally Spillway (T. S.) Canal, Alappuzha District, Kerala, is

presented. Thirty seven species belonging to 26 families have been identified from this brackishwater canal. Of this four

species were typically marine, 21 species were transient forms, 11 were typically riverine forms and one strictly estuarine.

Cichlids were the most abundant group. The presence of

Tetraodon travancorius, Anabas testudineus, Horabagrus brachysoma,

Parambassis thomassi

and Hyporamphus limbatus

listed as threatened/rare species by IUCN, is a remarkable feature.

 

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Vol. 55 No. 4 (2008)

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BHARGAVAN, S. J., RADHAKRISHNAN, T., & Radhakrishnan, S. (2011). A preliminary account on the fishery resources of Thottappally Spillway. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 55(4), 345-347. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/7038