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T1 ICHTHYO-DIVERSITY OF RIVER ZHOB, DISTRICT ZHOB, BALOCHISTAN
A1 Z. Hasan
A1 N. Ullah
A1 S. Ullah
A1 A. Kakar
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 25
IS 3
SP 266
OP 269
YR 2015
FD 2015/06/01
DO DOI NA
AB The present study aimed to evaluate the fish fauna of River Zhob, Balochistan. During the study, 200 fish specimens were collected. The collected fish were comprised of one order (Cypriniformes), one family (Cyprinidae) five genera (Schizothorax, Cyprinion, Garra, Crossocheilus, Barilius) and six species. Species-wise relative abundance was; Schizothorax plagiostomus (30, 15%), Cyprinion watsoni (159, 79.5%), Barilius pakistanicus (1, 0.5%), Barilius vagra (6, 3%), Crossocheilus diplocheilus (1, 0.5%) and Garra gotyla (3, 1.5%). The Simpson’s biodiversity index (1-D = 0.346) shows that the river has low ichthyic diversity. It is an intense need to prevent illegal and nasty fishing, assess water quality regularly and stock fish in the river to improve and enhance the diversity. Mountain in between Muslimbagh and Kanmehtarzai.
K1 Biodiversity Index,Checklist, Fish fauna, Relative Abundance, River Zhob.
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2015-JAPS-642