Present and past status of fish fauna of river Basantar, an important tributary of the river Ravi, in Samba district, Jammu (J&K)
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Icthyofaunal study of river Basantar, an important tributary of river Ravi in Samba district, Jammu (J&K) has revealed the existence of 35 fish species belonging to 5 orders, 10 families and 25 genera. There is dominance of Cypriniformes (18 spp.) followed by Siluriformes (10 spp.), Perciformes (4 spp.), Synbrachiformes (2 spp.) and Osteoglossiformes (1 sps.). Present record of 35 fish species when compared with the earlier report of 59 fish species reveals a decline in fish diversity and is caused by environmental factors and anthropogenic pressure.
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Keywords
Fish fauna, River Basantar, Samba
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Dutta, S.P.S., Kour, H., Bali, J.P.S. and Sharma, I.D. (2001). Hydrobiological studies on river Basantar, Samba, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir). J. Aqua. Biol., 16 (1): 41-44.
Dutta, S.P.S., Gupta, S.C. and Salaria, S. (2002 a). Icthyofaunistic survey of Rajouri district (J&K state). Aquacult., 3 (2): 201-205.
Dutta, S.P.S., Kour, H., Gupta, S.C. and Bali, J.P.S. (2002 b). Fish and fisheries of river Chenab, Jammu Province (J&K). Coldwater fish genetic resources and their conservation. NATCON, 7:181- 187.
Dutta, S. P. S. and Fayaz, A. F. (2003). Icthyofauna of Doda district, Jammu region (J & K State). J. Aquacult., 3 (2) : 11-16.
Dutta, S.P.S. (2003). Fish fauna of Poonch district, Jammu region (J&K state). J. Aquacult. Biol., 4 (2): 241-246.
Dutta, S.P.S., Kour, H. and Zutshi, N. (2003). Icthyofauna of river Tawi and it’s tributaries, an important tributary of the river Chenab, J&K State. J. Aqua. Biol., 18(2): 61-68.
Dutta, S.P.S. and Kour, H. (2005). Icthyofauna of Jammu district of Jammu region, J&K State, India. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture in Indus river region. Ed. by Kohli, M.P.S.: 87-99.
Dutta. S.P.S., Gupta, S.C., Rathore, V. and Sharma, A. (2006). Fish fauna of some tributaries of river Ravi, district Kathua, J&K state. In: Trends in Biodiversity and Aquaculture. Ed. by Wanganeo, A. and Langer, R.K. Daya Publishing House, Delhi-110035. : 443-452.
Jayaram, K.C. (1999). The fresh water fishes of Indian region. Narendera Publishing House, Delhi-110006 (India): 551pp. + XVIII plates.
Kaur, S. (2006). Studies on the impact of tourism on stream Banganga and the indwelling micro and macro organisms. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Jammu. Jammu.
Malhotra, Y.R. and Dutta, S.P.S. (1975). On two new fish species from Jammu alongwith the checklist of fishes inhabiting Jammu division of J&K State, India. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., India, 42(B) :153- 162.
Malhotra, Y.R. and Jyoti, M.K. (1971). An identification of fishes found in Jammu. J. Assam Sci. Soc., 14 (2):184-192.
Malhotra, Y.R., Jyoti, M.K. and Dutta, S.P.S. (1975). An aid to the identification of fishes found in Jammu Division of J&K State. J. Univ. Review, 5(8): 50-66.
Mishra, K.S. (1959). An aid to the identification of the common commercial fishes of India and Pakistan. Rec. Indian Mus., 57 (1-4): 1-320.
Shekar, C. (1990). Biology of Oreinus richardsoni (Gray and Hard) from Neeru nullah, Bhaderwah with a view to formation of species conservation plan. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Jammu, Jammu.
Talwar, P.K. and Jhingran, A.G. (1991). In: Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. Oxford and IBH Publ. Co. Pvt. Ltd., 2 Volumes.
Tilak, R. (1971). The fishes of river Tawi and it’s tributaries (Jammu) with notes on ecology. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, 56: 189-232.
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Present and past status of fish fauna of river Basantar, an important tributary of the river Ravi, in Samba district, Jammu (J&K). (2012). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 4(1), 123-126. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v4i1.235
