An overview on fish composition in the water bodies of Tumakuru District of Karnataka, India
1S. Thirumala and 2B.R. Kiran
1Department of Environmental Science, Government First Grade College & P.G. Center, Near Anubav Mantapa, Davanagere-577004 (India) (E mail ID:drst2008@gmail.com) 2Department of Environmental Science, DDE, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta- 577 451 (India)
ABSTRACT
The present review have a look at the fish composition in various lentic water bodies of Tumakuru district, Karnataka as carried out by using various researchers in India. Fish is a great indicator of fitness of aquatic ecosystem and represents the balanced atmosphere. Hence, inside the Durgadahalli lake, 10 species of fishes belonging to 09 genera, 03 families and 02 orders had been recorded. The order Cypriniformes become determined to be dominant accompanied by means of Perciformes among fish assemblage. In Bhimasandra pond, 24 species belonging to 20 genera, 10 families and 6 orders had been recorded. Among the gathered species Cyprinidae was the most dominant constituting 41.66% accompanied with the aid of Bagridae with 12.50% of the entire fish species. Carp fishes 34.78%, Catfishes 39.13% and miscellaneous fishes 26.09% have been located. A overall of 15 species of fishes belonging to 6 families and 13 genera were recorded from the Mydala Lake. On the percent composition, order Cypriniformes became dominant (10 species) observed by Perciformes (three species), Siluriformes (2 species) respectively. Chikkere water frame has 15 species belonging to 4 orders, 6 families, 11 genera. The main orders of fishes became Cypriniformes (07 species). Within Bugudanahalli lake, 08 species of fishes belonging to 2 orders, 7 genera and 02 families. The fishes of Markonahalli reservoir of Tumakuru was 28 species belonging to 08 orders and 10 families, out of which 23 are indigenous, 04 stocked and 01 exotic species. Among, family Cyprinidae was represented by 15 species followed by Channidae with 3 species and Siluridae with 2 species. The fishes belonging to order Cypriniformes have been found to be dominant in all of the water bodies. 1Assistant Professor, 2Research & Teaching Assistant