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Fish Diversity of the Vatrak Stream, Sabarmati River System, Rajasthan


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Five species of fishes belonging to order cypriniformes from Vatrak stream of Rajasthan has been described. Taxonomic details along with ecology of the fish fauna and stream morphology are also discussed.

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Diversity, Fish, Rajasthan, Stream Morphology, Vatrak.
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Authors

Harinder Singh Banyal
Desert Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Jodhpur-342005, Rajasthan, India
Sanjeev Kumar
Desert Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Jodhpur-342005, Rajasthan, India

Abstract


Five species of fishes belonging to order cypriniformes from Vatrak stream of Rajasthan has been described. Taxonomic details along with ecology of the fish fauna and stream morphology are also discussed.

Keywords


Diversity, Fish, Rajasthan, Stream Morphology, Vatrak.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi.v117i3.171277