Fish faunal diversity and occurrence from lakes of Kolhapur district

ABSTRACT The present study deals with fish diversity of lake ecosystems in Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, India. During study 28 species were recorded belonging to 3 orders and 17 genera. During investigation it was revealed that, Cypriniformes was dominant at all lakes of Kolhapur District. All the species recorded were found throughout year. Keywords- Fish diversity, Lake Ecosystem, Kolhapur district. REFERENCES Bobdey, A. D. Ichthyo diversity and Conservation Aspects in a Lake and River ecosystem in Bhandara District of Maharashtra, India: A Comprehensive study of surface water bodies. Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 4(2): 103-112 (2014). Day Francis. The fishes of India, Vol. I & II, William Dawson & Sons Ltd. London. (1958). Hamzah N. Assesment on water quality and biodiversity within Sungai Batu Pahat. Master of thesis. University Technology Malaysia, 124(2007). Jayram, K.C. The fresh water fishes of Indian region. 2nd edition, Narendra Publication House, Delhi 110006 (India) pp -616 (2010). Jhingran Fish and Fisheries of India. 2nd edition. Hindustan Publishing Corporation, New Delhi, India (1992). Kamble, A.T., L.M. Mudkhede Study of fish fauna and productivity of Loni reservoir, Tq. Kinwat (Maharashtra). International Journal of Biomedical and Advance Research, 2(5):34-47(2011). Keshave, J.V., P .S. Ananthan and Aasha Landge Fish diversity and productivity of Isapur Reservoir, Maharashtra state. International Journal of Biomedical and Advance Research, 4(12):865-867(2013). Kharat S.S., M. Paingankar and N. Dahanukar Freshwater fish fauna of Krishna River at Wai, Northern Western Ghats of India. JOTT short communication, 4(6): 2644-2652. ISSN 0974-7907 (2012). Patil, S.R., S.S. Patil and T.V. Sathe. Preliminary Analysis of Diversity Status with Reference to Pisces from major wetlands of Aajara tahsil of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, India. Biolife. An International Quaternary Journal of Biology and Life Sciences, 3(1):12-15(2014a). Patil, S.R., S.S. Patil and T.V. Sathe Status of freshwater bodies from Aajara tahsil of Kolhapur district (MS), India with special reference to morphometric characteristics. IOSR-JESTFT, 8(9); ver. IV: 17-22(2014 b). Patil, S.R., S.S. Patil and T.V. Sathe Comparative analysis of cropping pattern and socioeconomic status of fisherman and farmers in five major wetlands from Aajra tahsil, Kolhapur district(MS), India. IJSET, 3(5):1882-1892(2014c). Paritha bhanu and M. Deepak. The effect of Cadmium on antioxidant enzymes in the liver of fresh water fish Cyprius carpio (Linn). Biolife 3(1); 50-53 (2015). R.K. Saroniya, D.N. Saksena and N.S. Nagpure. The morphometric and meristic analysis of some puntius species from central India. Biolife. 1(3), 144-154 (2013). Sarwade, J.P. and Y.K. Khillare. Fish diversity of Ujani wetland, Maharashtra, India. An International Quaternary Journal of Life Sciences, Vol.1:173-179 (2010). hinde, S. E., T.S. Pathan, R.Y. Bhandare and D. L. Sonawane Ichthyofaunal Diversity of Harsool Savangi Dam, district Aurangabad, (M.S.), India. World Journal of fish and marine Sciences,1(3): 141-143(2009)