Status of Ichthyofaunal Diversity of River Ganga in Malda District of West Bengal, India
Ichthyofaunal Diversity of River Ganga
Abstract
The river Ganges is the largest river in India and the fifth longest in the world. Although, many studies on fish ecology and systematic have been conducted largely to improve fisheries but fish diversity and their distribution pattern from conservation point of view have never been adequately addressed in the Ganges River . The objective of present study was to explore the present Ichthyofaunal diversity of the stretch of Ganga at Malda district of West Bengal. The result showed that 69 freshwater fish species belonging to 9 Orders, 24 Families was found in Ganga stretch of Malda District of West Bengal, India.
Keywords:
Malda; Ganga; Ichthyofauna; IUCN.
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Talwar, P. K. and Jhingran, A. G. (1991). Inland Fishes of India and Adjacent Countries (Vol. 1 & 2). Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., Calcutta. 1158p
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Medda, S., & Dey, S. (2021). Status of Ichthyofaunal Diversity of River Ganga in Malda District of West Bengal, India. International Journal of Advancement in Life Sciences Research, 4(2), 14-22. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.31632/ijalsr.2021.v04i02.003
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