Checklist of fishes of the Bakhira Tal and their conservation status

• Main Authors: Bano, Farah, Serajuddin, Mohammad
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (on behalf of Indian Council of Agricultural 2018
• Subjects: Attu
• Online Access: https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/70567

The present study was carried out to assess the ichthyofaunal diversity of Bakhira Tal, a natural wetland in the district Sant Kabir Nagar of Uttar Pradesh. A total of 31 species belonging to 23 genera, 9 orders and 21 families were recorded. Maximum number of species recorded was from the Order Cypriniformes (32.25%), which was followed by Perciformes (25.80%), Siluriformes (16.12%), Ophiocephaliformes (9.67%), Beloniformes (3.22%), Cyprinidontiformes (3.22%), Symbranchiformes (3.22%), Mastacembeleformes (3.22%) and Tetraodontiformes (3.22%). Most of the species recorded in the present study were under Least Concern (29) and two species namely Wallago attu and Ailia coila were found to be under Near Threatened Category of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).