Fish Diversity in Western Ramganga River of Kumaun Himalaya Uttarakhand, India

Abstract

Present investigation deals with seasonal variation in ichthyofauna diversity in Western Ramganga River atChaukhutiya (Almora), India. Spring fed river Western Ramganga harbors varieties of ichthyo-fauna. During one year of the study period (i.e. Jan 2012 to Dec., 2012) 14 fish species were recorded. Identified fish species belonged to four families, namely Sisoridae, Cyprinidae, Botinae and Mastacembellidae. Of these four families, Cyprinidae comprise the dominant family represented by 8 species and Mastacembellidae was the last abundant family in terms of species composition during the entire study period and contributed single species in the Western Ramganga River.