Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2019

Diversity and Composition of fresh water fishes of Vihar Lake, Mumbai

Talpade M. B. , Singh A. S.

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The present study has been carried out to assess the fish diversity at Vihar Lake, Mumbai. Six water bodies where fish cultivation is a regular practise by various fish farmer societies were selected as sites of collection. The results showed that populations of the majority of fish species showed drastic reduction over the past five decades. Present study reports 30 species of fishes belonging to 09 orders, 13 families and 22 genera from the study area such as Amblypharyngodon mola, Catla catla, Cirrhinus reba, Labeo rohita, Puntius chola, Salmostoma bacaila, Mystus seenghala, Wallago attu, Ompok bimaculatus, Clarias batrachus, Notoperus noteperus, Channa striata, Glosogobius giuris, Mastacembelus pancalus, Anguilla bicolor were found most abundant. The data obtained in the present study is also important in variety of manners such as to know the present status of fish fauna in the local region, it is helpful for the researchers as well as fishermen’s, to get an idea about the tolerance and diversity of fish found in Vihar lake and choose exact variety of fish species for the culture so as to get maximum yield.

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DIVERSITY AND COMPOSITION OF FRESH WATER FISHES OF VIHAR LAKE, MUMBAI, Talpade M.B., Singh A.S. INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-5 | May-2019

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