Year: 2020 | Month: October | Volume 10 | Issue 5
Assessment of Ichthyofaunal Diversity of River Sutlej in District Ludhiana, Punjab (India)
Jitendra Kumar
Syed Shabih Hassan
Grishma Tewari
Surjya Narayan Datta
DOI:10.30954/2277-940X.05.2020.16
Abstract:
The aim of the present paper was to describe the first complete and comprehensive picture on ichthyofaunal diversity of river Sutlej. The findings of the investigation will be an imperative part of the ecological database from river Sutlej. The field data were collected fortnightly from the fish market. The different diversity indices viz., univariate and multivariate analyses were analyzed by PRIMER-E statistical package. A total of 60 species belonging to 43 genera, 17 families and 7 orders were recorded during the investigation. The Margalef richness index (12.14), Shannon-Wiener index (3.871) and Simpson index (0.979) was observed to be highest during Nov. 2019 and seasonally during post-monsoon season. The present study provides a baseline database with respect to fish species diversity for planning effective conservation measures to obtain sustainable fish production.
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