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Baliarsingh, B. K.
- Fish Diversity of Balasore District, Odisha
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1 Department of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University, Berhampur 760 007, IN
2 Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar 751 002, IN
3 Zoological Survey of India, J. L. Nehru Road, Kolkata 700 016, IN
1 Department of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University, Berhampur 760 007, IN
2 Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar 751 002, IN
3 Zoological Survey of India, J. L. Nehru Road, Kolkata 700 016, IN
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Journal of Environment and Sociobiology, Vol 10, No 2 (2013), Pagination: 101-108Abstract
A systematic checklist of freshwater fishes of Balasore district of Odisha, India was provided. A total number of 66 species of fishes under 47 genera, 25 families and 8 orders has been recorded. Highest species diversity was observed in the Cyprinidae (42.4%), followed by Siluridae (22.7%). The fish fauna includes 2 vulnerable (VU), 2 near threatened (NT), 46 least concern (LC), 3 data deficient (DD) and 13 not assessed (NA) species as per IUCN. The present fish fauna is a composite of primary freshwater fishes, estuarine fishes and widely distributed forms. The present finding shows that Balasore district is blessed with diverse fish fauna including numerous economically important food fishes. The water quality of the rivers and streams of the district are not contaminated as the value of pH and DO are within the tolerance limit of class 'D' water prescribed for fish culture and wild life propagation.Keywords
Fish Diversity, Physico-Chemical Characteristics, Balasore, Odisha.- Parapsilorhynchus odishaensis, a New Cyprinid Fish (Teleostei:Cyprinidae) from Odisha, India
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1 Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, Odisha – 751 002, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, 27 J. L. Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700016, IN
1 Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, Odisha – 751 002, IN
2 Zoological Survey of India, 27 J. L. Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700016, IN
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology, Vol 117, No 1 (2017), Pagination: 22-25Abstract
A new cyprinid fish, Parapsilorhynchus odishaensis, is described from Odisha, India. It is distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following characters: poorly developed callous pad behind lower lip, which is not sharply delimited posteriorly; many prominent horny tubercles on the snout; deep head (depth at occiput 57.2-75.0% HL); stout and deep body (depth at dorsal fin origin 19.6-25.0 % SL); narrow mouth (23.5-28.6% HL); eye visible in ventral view of head; rounded lower lip; 3-4 simple pectoral fin rays; 33-35 lateral line scales.Keywords
Parapsilorhynchus, New Species, Odisha.References
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