Check list of Fish Diversity of Rani pond, Ratanpur CG

Abstract

The present work was carried out to study of the fish diversity in Rani pond, Ratanpur Bilaspur. In present study were observed 24 species and 14 genera has been identified which are belonging to 07 orders of 08 families namely Notopteridae, Cyprinidae, Siluridae, Bagridae, Saccobranchidae Clariidae, Channidae and Mastacembelidae. Present study revealed that Cyprinidae (carps) were the dominant fish and Catla was a major contributor among carps. The following species of fishes i.e. Catla catla, Labeo rohita, Cirrhinus mrigala, Labeo calbasu, Mystus and Cirrhinus reba etc. were noted as dominated fishes in Rani pond of Ratanpur, Bilaspur. It was observed that the following genera having single species Catla, Chitala, Clarias, Cyprinus, Heteropneustes, Notopterus and Wallago, 3 species of each genus Channa, Labeo and Puntius  and 2 species of each genus Cirrhinus, Mastacembelus, Mystus, Ompok  were reported from study sites. The aim of the present study reported on fish diversity in Rani pond, Ratanpur, Bilaspur.