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Present status, distribution and relative abundance of IUCN Red-listed fish species of River Ganga


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1 ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120, India
2 ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120, India, India
 

Quarterly field sampling was conducted from 2016 to 2020 to understand the distribution and current status of IUCN Red-listed fish species along the entire stretch of River Ganga. During the study, 18 fish species belonging to 8 orders and 12 families were recorded under the IUCN Red list. Fishes belonging to the family Synodontidae contributed highest among the threatened group. The status of fish species have been categorized on the basis of IUCN Red list. Among 18 fish species, Clarias magur and Tor putitora were categorized as endangered, whereas Wallago attu and Schizothorax richardsonii were categorized as vulnerable. The present study suggests the necessary management plans and conservation strategies for these IUCN Red-listed fish species of River Ganga.

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Fish, IUCN Red list, relative abundance, River Ganga.
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Authors

H. S. Swain
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120, India
S. Bayen
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120, India
A. Ray
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120, India
C. Johnson
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120, India
R. Baitha
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120, India
M. Bohr
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120, India, India
S. Verma
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120, India
B. K. Das
ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 120, India, India

Abstract


Quarterly field sampling was conducted from 2016 to 2020 to understand the distribution and current status of IUCN Red-listed fish species along the entire stretch of River Ganga. During the study, 18 fish species belonging to 8 orders and 12 families were recorded under the IUCN Red list. Fishes belonging to the family Synodontidae contributed highest among the threatened group. The status of fish species have been categorized on the basis of IUCN Red list. Among 18 fish species, Clarias magur and Tor putitora were categorized as endangered, whereas Wallago attu and Schizothorax richardsonii were categorized as vulnerable. The present study suggests the necessary management plans and conservation strategies for these IUCN Red-listed fish species of River Ganga.

Keywords


Fish, IUCN Red list, relative abundance, River Ganga.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv121%2Fi5%2F709-714