A report on the occurrence of Bangana dero (Hamilton, 1822) from Deepor beel (Ramsar site no. 1207), Brahmaputra valley, Assam
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Deepor beel (Latitude: 26°05?26??N to 26°09?26?? N; Longitude: 90°36' E to 90°41?25?? E) located in Kamrup district, Assam is a large (water spread area of 589 ha) natural wetland and a Ramsar site of international importance (Site number 1207 declared in 2002) having enormous biological and environmental importance. The wetland receives water from surface run-off as well as from two hill streams (Basistha and Kalamoni) and drains into River Brahmaputra, through a small rivulet (Khanajan). The beel supports a number of endemic endangered and threatened animals and plants that are included under IUCN red-list. Past studies indicated the occurrence of 67 fin-fish species in the beel. In a recent survey conducted by us, the beel Bangana dero (Synonyms: Cyprinus dero/ Labeo dero), a cyprinid fish, was collected for the first time from the beel. We collected as many as 28 specimens of B. dero from the beel during October 2016. The total length of the reported specimens ranged from 8.77 - 10.14 cm and weight ranged from 6.74 - 10.61 g. The length-weight relationship of the species was worked out as W = 0.074*L2.103. B. dero reportedly inhabits upland rivers, torrential hill-streams; adults migrate to warm downstream regions during the winter season (December-February). Thus, the occurrence of this species in Deepor beel indicates its possible downstream migration from one or both the feeder rivers (Basistha and Kalamoni) or migration from Brahmaputra River through its connecting channel.
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Assam, Bangana dero, Deepor beel, Occurrence
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Das, B. K., Bhattacharjya, B. K., Borah, S., Das, P., Debnath, D., Yengkokpam, S., Yadav, A. K., Sharma, N., Singh, N. S., Panit, A., Ekka, A., Mishal, P., Karnatak, G., Kakati, A., Saud, B. J. & Das, S. S. (2017). Roadmap for Development of Openwater Fisheries in Northeastern States. ICAR-CIFRI, Policy paper No. 6. pp.101 (ISSN: 0970-616X).
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Nath, S. (1994). Recent Advances in Fish Ecology, Limnology and Eco-conservation, Vol. 3. Daya
Publishing House, Delhi, India p. 44.
Nath, B,B,, Das, J., Ahmed, A.M., Sarma, J., Phukan, B., Ali, A., Sharma, A.K. & Borah, S. (2019). Length-weight and length-length relationship of two tropical freshwater fish species from central Brahmaputra valley, Assam. J. Exp. Zool. India, 22(1): 321-324.
Nath, K.D., Borah, S., Yadav, A.K., Bhattacharjya, B.K., Das, P., Deka, P.M., Darngawn, O. & Nath, D.J.D. (2017). Length-weight and length-length relationship of four native fish species from Barak River, Assam, India. J. Exp. Zool. India, 20(2): 977-979.
Raina, H. S. & Petr, T. (1999). Coldwater fish and fisheries in the Indian Himalayas: lakes and reservoirs. In: Fish and fisheries at higher altitudes: Asia. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No 385, FAO, Rome, pp. 64-88.
Riede, K. (2004). Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales Bonn, Germany: Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, p.329.
Saikia, P. K. (2005). Quantitative and qualitative study of lower and higher organisms and their functional role in the Deepor beel ecosystem. North-Eastern Space Application Centre, Department of Space Government of India, Umium, Shillong, Meghalaya, p. 97.
Talwar, P. K. & Jhingran, A. G. (1991). Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries, Vols.1&2, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co., Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India, p. 1158.
Verma, R. (2015). Biological study is an approach towards conservation of a species: a case study in Labeo dyocheilus at Central Himalaya province. International Journal of Science, Technology & Management, 4, 133-143.
Vishwanath, W., Lakra, W. S., & Sarkar, U. K. (2007). Fishes of North East India. ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, p.290.
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A report on the occurrence of Bangana dero (Hamilton, 1822) from Deepor beel (Ramsar site no. 1207), Brahmaputra valley, Assam. (2020). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 12(2), 202-206. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.vi.2288
