| Abstrakt: |
A post-COVID-19 has potential benefits to biodiversity and the environment, yet others have suggested both benefits and detriments. The present study was intended to record the fish biodiversity at the selected sites of Yamuna river (Yamunanagar, Panipat, Faridabad) in Haryana from September 2021 to April 2022. A total of sixty-four (64) fish species have been recorded from 3 sites (Yamunanagar, Panipat and Faridabad) which belong to 9 orders, 15 families and 64 species. The maximum number of species was recorded from 3 sites during November 2021, which was 56 species from Yamunanagar, 52 from Panipat and 27 from Faridabad. The minimum number of species reported was 44 from Yamunanagar (in February), 42 from Panipat (in October) and four from Faridabad (in April). The most dominating order was Cypriniformes, Siluriformes, Anabentiformes and Synbranchiformes. Cyprinus carpio, Labeo rohita, Ompak bimaculatus and Parambassis ranga were recorded from Yamunanagar and L. rohita was the only species recorded during all months. Puntius sophore, P. chola and Pethia ticto were recorded from the most dominating family Cyprinidae from Faridabad. The temperature of river water range from 8.38±0.08 –21.33±0.13 °C, pH range from 6.00±0.11 - 8.03±0.11, DO from 1.68±0.06 – 8.10±0.007mg/l, total alkalinity from 83.25±0.48 – 351.75±11.89mg/l and total hardness 121.75±1.93 – 279.25±6.29mg/l. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
