International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2015, Volume : 3, Issue : 5
First page : (42) Last page : (49)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2092

Present Status of Ichthyofaunal Diversity of Gadadhar River at Cooch Behar District, West Bengal, India

Sukanta Debnath*
Department of Biology, Jenkins School , Coochbehar- 736101, West Bengal , India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: debnathsukanta571@gmail.com
Abstract
Fish is most important aquatic fauna, directly or indirectly related with human health and wealth. Rivers are one of the major sources of rich variety of fish species. A study was carried out during April 2013-March 2015 to record the present fish diversity in different sites of river Gadadhar at Cooch Behar District, West Bengal. The aim of the study was explore the fish fauna of Gadadhar River. The result of present investigation reveals the occurrence of 73 fish species belonging to 21 families and 45 genera. The family cyprinidae represented the largest diversity accommodating 17 genera and 32 species. References to conservation status categories based on IUCN classification as per CAMP-NBFGR,9.58% of the recorded fishes belonged to lower risk near threatened(LRnt) ,47.94% lower risk least concern (LRlc) ,26.02% vulnerable (VU) , 9.58% endangered (EN), 1.36% critically endangered (CEN), 1.36% not evaluated (NE)and 4.1% data deficient (DD) category. It is concluded that, the conservation of Ichthyodiversity is important for sustainable livelihood of fisherman and also essential for Socio-economic development of the country.

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Cite this article: Debnath, S., Present Status of Ichthyofaunal Diversity of Gadadhar River at Cooch Behar District, West Bengal, India, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 3 (5): 42-49 (2015). doi: 10.18782/2320-7051.2092