ICHTHYOFAUNAL DIVERSITY OF GHODNADI SHIRUR TEHSIL, DIST. PUNE, M.S. INDIA
S. S. AYANAR *
Department of Zoology, Arts, Commerce and Science College Sonai Ms. India. (Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune)
R. R. DANDAWATE
Department of Zoology, Arts, Commerce and Science College Sonai Ms. India. (Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune)
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Present study work was done from 1st January to 30th December 2021 from Shirur Tehsil Pune District, MS. The ichthyofaunal diversity is a good indicator of health of aquatic ecosystem. A good piscine diversity represents the balanced ecosystem. The study revealed the occurrence of 14 species of fishes in the river belonging to 5 orders such as Cypriniforme, Siluriformes, Beloniformes, Synbranchiformes and Perciformes.
Keywords: Biodiversity, ichthyofaunal, ghodnadi, freshwater