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On Some Fish Diversity Pattern of Sundarban Delta, West Bengal


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1 Department of Zoology, Seth Anandram Jaipuria College, 10, Raja Nabakrishna Street, Kolkata-700005, India
     

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Fish diversity pattern of Sundarban delta comprising a total of 120 fish species including freshwater (57 species), brackish water (42 species) and marine fish (21 species) is analyzed and presented. At the order level Perciformes, Siluriformes and Clupeiformes are the major contributors. Conservation aspect has also been cited.

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Sundarban Delta, Fish Diversity, Conservation.
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Authors

Arpita Rakshit
Department of Zoology, Seth Anandram Jaipuria College, 10, Raja Nabakrishna Street, Kolkata-700005, India
Ipsita Chanda
Department of Zoology, Seth Anandram Jaipuria College, 10, Raja Nabakrishna Street, Kolkata-700005, India

Abstract


Fish diversity pattern of Sundarban delta comprising a total of 120 fish species including freshwater (57 species), brackish water (42 species) and marine fish (21 species) is analyzed and presented. At the order level Perciformes, Siluriformes and Clupeiformes are the major contributors. Conservation aspect has also been cited.

Keywords


Sundarban Delta, Fish Diversity, Conservation.

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