Abstract
The freshwater fish fauna of New Amarambalam Reserve Forest (NARF) in the Southern Western Ghats (Kerala) is constituted by 43 species belonging to 13 families and 28 genera. Family Cyprinidae dominated with 20 species followed by Balitoridae and Bagridae (four species each). NARF may harbour higher freshwater fish species diversity than in protected areas in North Kerala. The area around Maanchery in the Karimpuzha tributary of River Chaliyar needs to be designated as a priority area for freshwater fish conservation.
Highlights
Western Ghats Special SeriesA checklist of freshwater fishes of the New Amarambalam Reserve Forest (NARF), Kerala, India
Easa & Basha (1995) collected Mayiladipotty (11.304N & 76.423E; 203m)), located in the nine species from Nedumkayam area, whereas in the Karimpuzha tributary need to be selected for long term present study we could collect 29 species - an addition protection and monitoring of fish diversity, as it harbours of 20 species
Local communities including tribes on the importance of the stream habitat and its fish fauna, and the need to conserve them for future generations
Summary
A checklist of freshwater fishes of the New Amarambalam Reserve Forest (NARF), Kerala, India. The New Amarambalam Reserve Forest (NARF) (11014’-11024’N & 76019’-76033’E) covering an area of 265km borders the Silent Valley National Park (Kerala State) and the Mukurthi National Park (Tamil Nadu State), and forms the core area of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve - an international biosphere reserve in the Western Ghats hotspot. NARF contains relatively unexploited natural evergreen and semi evergreen forests (Mathew & Binoy 2002), as well as natural moist deciduous forest, teak and multi-species plantations Date of publication (online): 26 November 2010 Date of publication (print): 26 November 2010 ISSN 0974-7907 (online) | 0974-7893 (print). Manuscript details: Ms # o2497 Received 30 June 2010 Final received 07 November 2010 accepted 09 November 2010
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