Ichthyofaunal diversity of Kharung reservoir in Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, India

摘要

The present study was conducted to document the aquatic biodiversity of kharung reservoir of Bilaspur districtin the year 2019. The reservoir is constructed on Kharung River which is a tributary of Mahanadi basin, Chhattisgarh. In thepresent study 9 orders under 29 genera and 43 species belonging to 13 different families were recorded. Cypriniformes hasbeen found to be a dominant order with 24 species and has 56%contribution. At present the reservoir sustain the populationsof Catla catla, Cirrhinus mrigala, Labeo rohita, Labeo calbasu, Cirrhinus reba, Ompok bimaculatus, Oreochromismossambicus, Channa striata and Heteropneustes fossilis, etc are food fish and have high commercial value. Mystus sp.,Wallago attu, Channa sp., Mastacembelus armatus, Macrognathus pancalus are predatory food fish. The current study hasalso shown that the reservoir inhabit the ornamental fishes like Puntius chola, Systomus sarana, Rasbora daniconius, Chandanama and Parambasis ranga. Due to human intervention exotic species are also identified such as Tilapia, grass carp, bigheadcarp, silver carp and common carp. Hence, assessment of resources and identification of species gives a necessary support tofurther steps for documentation and conservation measures.