ABSTRACT

Among all water bodies ponds help to conserve variety of fish species which support fish production at commercial level. The aim of the present investigation is to document the fish diversity of a rural pond so that probable measures can be taken by the management authority for sustainable increased fish production. The present investigation was conducted on a Birah shyam khedi pond of Berasia Block of Bhopal District (M.P.) for one year from April 2018 to March 2019. The fish fauna diversity were collected in the pre-monsoon, monsoon and post monsoon season. The fish species were identified by customary keys on the field and in the laboratory. In this pond 19 fish species in pre-monsoon season, 9 species in monsoon season and 16 species in post monsoon season were recorded. The fish fauna diversity was higher in pre-monsoon season followed by post monsoon season and was least in the monsoon season. The order Cypriniformes has shown the major Ichthyofaunal diversity in the three seasons in the selected pond. Keywords:, Berasia block, Birah Shyam khedi pond, Fish diversity, Ichthyofaunal, Production
Publication date: 01/06/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.6.6181