Abstract

Wani area, being a part of the Wardha river basin having rich fish fauna and blessed with vast inland water in the form of rivers with an excellent ecological condition for the propagation of fishes. Different types of small indigenous fishes are abundant in the water bodies in Wani area. These fishes are favorite and popular for their taste having an importance of their food value. The attempt has been made to study ichthyofaunal diversity of Wardhariver and Nirguda river in selected stretch of Wani during November 2008 to October 2009. During study, survey, collection and identification up to species level has been done with standard keys and books. In total 37 species of 24 different genera, 14 families and 7 orders were recorded from the Wani area.

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