On the Record of Ichthyofaunal Diversity from Narayan Sarovar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kachchh, Gujarat

Authors

  • Harinder Singh Banyal
     Desert Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Jodhpur - 342005, Rajasthan
  • Sanjeev Kumar
     Desert Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Jodhpur - 342005, Rajasthan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v120/i2/2020/143355

Keywords:

Aphanius dispar, Kachchh district, Fishes, Invasion, Wetlands.

Abstract

The ichthyofaunal diversity of Narayan Sarovar Wildlife Sanctuary was studied during the present investigation. The study reported four new ichthyofauna records from the sanctuary. Cyprinodontiformes was represented with 2 species under 2 genera and 2 families followed by Cichliformes and Siluriformes represented by 1 species each among the fishes explored.

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Harinder Singh Banyal, Desert Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Jodhpur - 342005, Rajasthan

Scientist-D,Desert Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India,
Jodhpur-342005

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2020-06-30

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Banyal, H. S., & Kumar, S. (2020). On the Record of Ichthyofaunal Diversity from Narayan Sarovar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kachchh, Gujarat. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 120(2), 147–152. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v120/i2/2020/143355

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Volume 120, Issue 2, 2020

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