Volume : 3, Issue : 5, May - 2014

Biodiverstiy of Fish Fauna of Amarja Reservior

Neelakanth S. Wali, K. Vijaykumar

Abstract :

The present study deals with the biodiversity of fish fauna of Amarja reservoir in aland Taluka Gulbarga district, Karnataka. The study was undertaken for a period of one year and monthly collections were made from April–2011 to March–2012. In 3 sites in the Amarja reservoir. The results of present investigation reveals the occurrence of fifteen fish (15) species belonging to 3 orders. Order Siluriformes was dominant with 8 species, Mystus krishnenis, Proeutropi ichthys taakree taakree, Ompak bimaculatus, Wallago attu, Amblypharygodon mola, Xenentodon cancila, Channa striatus, Mastacembelus armatus followed by Cypriniformes order with 6 species Cirrihinus reba, Labeo rohita, Catla Catla, Puntius sophore, Puntius sarana sarana, Tor Mussullah and Osteoglossiformes with one species Notopterus notopterus