International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2016, Volume : 4, Issue : 2
First page : (53) Last page : (57)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2248
A checklist of Fishes and Fisheries of the Padda (Padma) River near Rajshahi City
Farjana Habib1*, Shahrima Tasnin1 and N.I.M. Abdus Salam Bhuiyan2
1Research Scholar, 2Professor
Department of Zoology, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
*Corresponding Author E-mail: habibfarjana@gmail.com
Received: 22.03.2016 | Revised: 30.03.2016 | Accepted: 5.04.2016
Abstract
The present study was carried out to explore the existing fish fauna of the Padda (Padma) River near Rajshahi City Corporation area for a period of seven months (February to August). This study includes a checklist of the species composition found to inhabit the waters of this region, which included 82 species of fishes under 11 orders and two classes. The list also includes two species of prawns. A total of twenty nine fish species of the study area are recorded as threatened according to IUCN red list. This finding will help to evaluate the present status of fishes in Padda River and their seasonal abundance.
Key words: Exotic, Endangered, Rajshahi City, Padda (Padma) River
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Cite this article: Habib, F., Tasnin, S. and Abdus Salam Bhuiyan, N.I.M., A checklist of Fishes and Fisheries of the Padda (Padma) River near Rajshahi City, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 4(2): 53-57 (2016). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2248
