Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper


Vol.31, Feb Suppl Issue, 2025

Page Number: S406-S411

DIVERSITY OF FISH FAUNA IN FRESH WATER SOURCE FROM ERAI RIVER NEAR HADASTI VILLAGE, DISTRICT - CHANDRAPUR, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

P.N. Paunkar, R.R. Kamdi and H.B. Parchake

Abstract

The present survey were undertaken to report the fish fauna of Erai River near Hadasti village site. The study were carried out in from January 2022 to December 2022. The fish fauna of Erai river were collected and identified during the present study. A total of 26 fish species were observed belonging to different families were recorded from the study sites Erai River. In the present investigation, 26 species of fish fauna belonging to 8 different orders and 13 different families were observed. The order Cypriniformes was the dominant and was represented by 8 species, the order Perciformes was represented by 3 different species, order Siluriformes was represented by 7 different species, order Osteoglossiformes was represented by 2 different species, order Synbranchiformes was represented by 2 species, order Beloniformes was represented by 1 species, order Anabantiformes was represented by 2 species, order Cichliformes was represented by 1 species of fishes.