STUDY OF ICTHYOFAUNAL BIODIVERSITY AND LIMNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN LATH RIVER OF SARANGARH DISTRICT – RAIGARH, CHHATTISGARH, INDIAPeeyoosh Tiwari Jaiswal, Prakash Kumar Jaiswal, K.R. Sahu and Pratibha PandeyAbstract Lath River is a tributary of Mahanadi River; it is mainly flows in Mahasamund and Raigarh Districts of Chhattisgarh. This study was conducted from February 2020 to January 2021, during the study period, Samples of river water and fishes were collected with the help of sampling bottle and various types of fish nets. The limnological parameters of the river water were studied as per the standard methods. Limnological parameters of river water showed variation according to different seasons. The collected fish were photographed and preserved in 10% formalin solution, and identification of fishes were done with the help of standard keys and books. During the entire study period, a total number of 24 fish species were recorded, from this study it was found that most of the river water limnological parameters was under permissible limit and Lath river water quality is suitable for Piscean biodiversity and agriculture purpose. |