Impacts of Damming on Ichthyo-faunal Diversity of Marshyangdi River in Lamjung district, Nepal

Authors

  • Ram Bhajan Mandal Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science Rampur Campus, Tribhuvan University, Chitwan
  • Dilip Kumar Jha Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science Rampur Campus, Tribhuvan University, Chitwan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/on.v11i2.9536

Keywords:

Fish diversity, migratory fish, cobitidae, dam impacts, food items, Lamjung

Abstract

A study was conducted to assess the impacts of dam on fish diversity of Marshyangdi River and its tributaries in Lamjung district. Twenty six species of fishes belonging to 5 orders, 6 families and 18 genera were recorded from the different localities. Cyprinidae was the most dominant among the families represented by 53.8% species followed by Cobitidae (23.0%), Sisoridae (7.7%) and Channidae (7.7%) while Anguillidae and Synbranchidae accounted each by 3.9% only. Gut contents of fish species recorded were studied. Site specific presence of fish species indicated that damming on the main river affected the movement of migratory fishes. 

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/on.v11i2.9536

Our Nature 2013, 11(2): 168-176

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Published

2014-01-09

How to Cite

Mandal, R. B., & Jha, D. K. (2014). Impacts of Damming on Ichthyo-faunal Diversity of Marshyangdi River in Lamjung district, Nepal. Our Nature, 11(2), 168–176. https://doi.org/10.3126/on.v11i2.9536

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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2013)

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