Conservation Status of Ichthyofauna of Baghel Taal, A Wetland of District Bahraich (U. P.), India

• Author(s): Sadguru Prakash ; Dharmendra Singh
• Paper ID: 1702283
• Page: 52-56
• Published Date: 06-05-2020
• Published In: Iconic Research And Engineering Journals
• Publisher: IRE Journals
• e-ISSN: 2456-8880
• Volume/Issue: Volume 3 Issue 11 May-2020

Abstract

An attempt was made to study the conservation status of the fishes naturally occurring in Semara taal, a naturally occurring wetland near Shohratgarh of Siddharthnagar district of Uttar Pradesh. The study was conducted during September,2018 to August 2019. During exploration, a total of 35 species of fishes belonging to 23 genera, 17 families and 8 orders were identified. As per latest version of IUCN Red List, out of 35 species of fishes identified, 2 species comes under EN (endangered), 4 species come under NT (near threatened), 23 under LC (least concern) and 6 species are NE (not evaluated) so far.

Keywords

Fish diversity, Conservation status, Baghel Taal.

Citations

IRE Journals:
Sadguru Prakash , Dharmendra Singh "Conservation Status of Ichthyofauna of Baghel Taal, A Wetland of District Bahraich (U. P.), India" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 3 Issue 11 2020 Page 52-56

IEEE:
Sadguru Prakash , Dharmendra Singh "Conservation Status of Ichthyofauna of Baghel Taal, A Wetland of District Bahraich (U. P.), India" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 3(11)