Fish fauna of Kurikotta Bridge Bennithora River, Gulbarga district of Karnataka, India

• Autorzy: Ravikiran K. , Kulkarni R. S. , Padashetty S.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The present study deals with the fish fauna of Kurikotta Bridge Bennithora River, Gulbarga district of Karnataka. The study was undertaken for a period of one year and monthly collections were made from April-2013 to March-2014, in four sites. The result of present study reveals the occurrence of seventeen (17) fish species belonging to five orders. The order Cypriniformes was dominant with nine (9) followed by order Siluriformes (4) Channiformes (2), Mastacembelidae and Osteoglossiformes each with one species.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

India; Karnataka state; Bennithora River; river fish; fish fauna; species richness; fish conservation; aquatic ecosystem

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: International Letters of Natural Sciences
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 21
• Opis fizyczny: p.47-51,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Ravikiran K.

• Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Department Zoology, Gulbarga University Gulbarga-585 106, Karnataka, India

autor

Kulkarni R. S.

• Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Department Zoology, Gulbarga University Gulbarga-585 106, Karnataka, India

autor

Padashetty S.

• Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Department Zoology, Gulbarga University Gulbarga-585 106, Karnataka, India

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