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Fish and Fisheries of Iril River, Manipur, with a Note on Conservation Strategies for Threatened Species


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1 Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea 761 002, Orissa, India
2 Society for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development, Mongsangai 795 003, Manipur, India
3 Lake Monitoring and Research Lab., Ningthoukhong 795 126, Manipur, India
     

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An attempt has been made to study the fish resources of Iril river, Manipur, based on present collection and those reported by the earlier workers. A total of 62 species of fishes representing 40 genera and 18 families has been recorded from the river. These fishes include 7 endangered (EN), 15 vulnerable (VU), 9 lower risk-near threatened (LRnt) and 3 lower risk-least concern (LRlc) species. The fish fauna of the river is a mixture of endemic hill stream, Burmese, Assamese and some widely distributed forms. The river has high fisheries potential as it harbours many commercially important food fishes and its water quality is within the tolerance limit of class 'D' water. Strategies for conservation of threatened fishes are suggested.

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Fish Fauna, Water Quality, Threatened Species, Conservation, Iril River, Manipur.
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Authors

Laishram Kosygin
Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea 761 002, Orissa, India
L. Somananda Devi
Society for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development, Mongsangai 795 003, Manipur, India
Haobijam Dhamendra
Lake Monitoring and Research Lab., Ningthoukhong 795 126, Manipur, India

Abstract


An attempt has been made to study the fish resources of Iril river, Manipur, based on present collection and those reported by the earlier workers. A total of 62 species of fishes representing 40 genera and 18 families has been recorded from the river. These fishes include 7 endangered (EN), 15 vulnerable (VU), 9 lower risk-near threatened (LRnt) and 3 lower risk-least concern (LRlc) species. The fish fauna of the river is a mixture of endemic hill stream, Burmese, Assamese and some widely distributed forms. The river has high fisheries potential as it harbours many commercially important food fishes and its water quality is within the tolerance limit of class 'D' water. Strategies for conservation of threatened fishes are suggested.

Keywords


Fish Fauna, Water Quality, Threatened Species, Conservation, Iril River, Manipur.

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