FREQUENCY AND ABUNDANCE OF ICTHYOFAUNA IN AMBAZARI AND GANDHISAGAR LAKES OF NAGPUR, CENTRAL INDIA
Keywords:
Frequency, Abundance, Diversity, Icthyofauna.Abstract
The study was carried at two lakes of Nagpur City in Central India from July 2010 to Jun 2012 confirmed icthyofaunal diversity of 19 species belonging to 7 different orders, viz Cypriniformes, Paraformes, Singuilliformes, Clupeiforimes, Mastacembaliformes, synganthiformes and Ophiocephalliformes . Maximum fish diversity was recorded in Ambazari lake ( 08.00 ) followed by Gandhisagar lake ( 06.00) . Presence of carps like Catlacatla, Labeo rohita, Cirrihina mrigala and Silver carp showed good productive grounds for fish culture practice in the lakes.
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