A STUDY ON THE FISH DIVERSITY OF KHARUA BEEL OF BAKSA DISTRICT, NORTH - WESTERN ASSAM, INDIA

Autor: Manmi Kalita*, Manoj Kr. Rajbongshi** & Dr. Dipika Kalita
Rok vydání: 2022
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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7488068
Popis: Baksa, a floodprone area district of BTR, Assam lies in the latitude 26o32/12.1// N and longitude 91o21/21.8// E covering geographical area of 2400 sq.km (Approximately) having population 9.53773 lakhs (as per 2011 census). The Kharua beel is one of the famous beel of Baksa district, Assam in terms of aquatic flora and fauna under Barama revenue circle. The present investigation was carried out in the Kharua beel during the 2021-22 to document the icththyo-faunal diversity and the result reveals the presence of 37 fish species belonging 26 genera, 17 families, 7 orders. Among these 30 species are under least concern, 3 fish species are data deficiency, 2 fish species are near threatened and endangered and not evaluated categories are represented by 1 fish species each. The beel serves as the most common livelihood option for the local fisherman. But the growing pressure of human interference has been degrading the beel environment constantly and it has posed a serious threat to the ichthyo-faunal diversity of the beel.
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