Ichthyofaunal Diversity and its Conservation Status of Nambol River, Manipur

Documentation of fish biodiversity of the river will be one essential step towards making strategic planning for conservation and management of the river ecosystem as well as its fisheries resources. With this view, the present investigation was carried out in order to assess the ichthyofaunal diversity of Nambol River, one of the feeder river of Loktak Lake, a Ramsar Site in Manipur, North-East India. Live fishes were collected for three seasons viz. pre-monsoon, monsoon and post-monsoon during 2023 by selecting four sites from the whole stretch of the Nambol River, Manipur. The collected fishes were preserved in the laboratory and were identified by following the methods of Jayaram (1999) and Vishwanath (2002). A total of 36 different fish species belonging to 8 orders, and14 families were found and identified during the study period. The percent composition of family Cyprinidae was found to be highest followed by Nemacheilidae and Channidae.

Lairenmayum Surajkumar Singh1, Saikhom Suma2 and Wangkhem Chaoton Meetei*3 Click here to download file

Research Article | Published online : 17-Apr-2024