Volume : III, Issue : XII, December - 2014

Ornamental Fishes of East Kolkata Wetland, West Bengal, India

Dr. B. K. Mahapatra, Dr. W. S. Lakra

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East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) is popular not only for the food fishes but there are available a numbers of ornamental fishes. A total of 41 ornamental fish species recorded from the EKW. These ornamental fish represents 21 families under 10 orders. Family Cyprinidae is represents by a maximum of 12 numbers of species followed byChannidae (4), Mastacembelidae (3), Ambassidae (2), Bagridae(2) Claridae(2) and Osphronemidae (2). At the same time family Anabantidae,Aplocheilidae, Badidae, Belonidae, Cobitidae, Gobiidae, Mugilidae, Nandidae, Notopteridae, Ophichthidae,Schilbeidae, Siluridae, Synanchidae, and Tetraodontidae are represents by single species each. Out of 41 indigenous ornamental fish species, 00 are rare, 00 is sporadic and rests 00 are common. From conservation point of view, the EKW is found to harbour 1 endangered species and 7 vulnerable, 12 Low Risk-near threatened and 12 Low Risk least concernornamental fish species as per CAMP (1998) \\\'status\\\' with \\\'report\\\'.

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Dr. B. K. Mahapatra, Dr. W. S. Lakra Ornamental Fishes of East Kolkata Wetland, West Bengal, India International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 12 December 2014

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