ICHTHYOFAUNAL DIVERSITY AND AQUACULTURE POTENTIAL OF SOME FLOODPLAIN WETLANDS IN THE DISTRICT OF NORTH 24 PARGANAS, WEST BENGAL
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Debjit Kumar Mondal
University of Kalyani, West Bengal
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Bipul Kumar Das
Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741235, West Bengal
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Anilava Kaviraj
Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741235, West Bengal
Abstract
Five floodplain wetlands, locally called ‘baor’, located in West Bengal were studied in the year 2003. Sixty species (including five exotic species) belonging to twenty-four families were recorded in the baors. Stocking and harvesting of carps is practiced in the baors on annual basis. Maximum yield (901.9 kg/ha) of carps was recorded from Gopalnagar baor during 2000-2001. The major carps are harvested during a specified season while the small fish are harvested throughout the year without any regulation. Gudusia chapra, Amblypharyngodon mola, Mystus sp. and Puntius sp. constitute a significant percentage of the total catch. A detailed account of ichthyofaunal diversity and aquaculture potential of the baors have been discusse
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