Ecological features of a freshwater stream near pechipparai reservoir, Kanyakumari district

Prateek; S. David Kingston; T. Francis

doi:10.56093/ijvasr.v45i1.139844

Authors

Prateek Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, Thoothukudi - 628 008
S. David Kingston Fisheries Training and Research Center, Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, Parakkai - 629 601
T. Francis Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, Thoothukudi - 628 008

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijvasr.v45i1.139844

Keywords:

Fish Diversity, streams, Pechipparai Reservoir, Western Ghats

Abstract

The prime objective of the study was to analyze the ecological features and to identify the fish species present along the upstream region of Pechipparai reservoir. Seventeen species of freshwater fishes belonging to 11 genera and 8 families have been recorded. Cyprinidae was the dominant family (6 species) in the study area. Of the 17 species, Dawkinsia arulius belong to the endangered category, Hyporhamphus xanthopterus and Dawkinsia rohani to vulnerable and Ompok bimaculatus to near threatened category. All the 17 fish species are found to be endemic to India and ornamentally appreciated.

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