ICHTHYOFAUNAL DIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION STATUS ASSESSMENT OF DOYANG RESERVOIR, NAGALAND, INDIA

The present study was incorporated with ichthyofaunal diversity and conservation assessment of freshwater fishes which are found in Doyang reservoir, Nagaland in between 2015 to 2018. Total 64 numbers of freshwater fishes in which 6 order and 16 families are found where most dominated order is Cypriniformes and family is Cyprinidae. The IUCN red list of threatened species find out that, 70% Least Concern (LC), 12% Near Threatened (NT), 8% Vulnerable (VU), 2% Endanger (EN), 3% Not Evaluated (NE) and 5% Data Deficient (DD) status have been availed by those species. As per IUCN, the population trends of the fish species also shows 75% are unknown, 11% stable and 14% have decreasing population trends in status. The distribution and abundance in different regions are also verified. The specified fishes are need immediate proper scientific management and conservation strategies for future availability of these freshwater fish species