Ichthyofaunal diversity of Panchupada estuary, Odisha, India

1302-1307The present paper reports a detailed study on the ichthyofaunal diversity of Panchupada estuary for the first time. A total of 87 fish species belonging to 51 families were collected and examined from randomly selected points inside the estuarine part of the Panchupada river during the survey period. The present study gives first-hand information on the fish diversity of Panchupada estuary on the basis of collection and photographic evidence