Research Article - International Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology (2017) Volume 5, Issue 2

THE DIVERSITY OF FISH FAUNA OF RIVER ETAI DISTRICT SHANGLA KP, PAKISTAN

The present study was conducted to explore the fish fauna of river Etai district Shangla KP, in the period of June 2015 to June 2016. The exploration survey was conducted in six different localities namely Dherai, Serai, Gujar Banda, Jalkhanai, Gir and Kas of river Etai district Shangla. During the studies 80 specimens of fish were collected. This collection was taxonomically treated in the result of 7 species of fish under seven genera, four orders and four families have been reported from river Etai district Shangla. These species were Metacembelusarmatus, Glyptothoraxstocki, Garagotyla, Tor putitora, Schizothoraxplag iostomus,Bariluspakistanicusand Channagachua. The reported fish families are Metacembelidae, Cyprinidae, Sisoridae,and Channidae. During the research also studied the different parameters of river Etai. During the research family Cyprinidae were dominant in the study area and reported from all localities of river Etai district Shangla KP.

Author(s): Muhammad Navid, Hameed Ur Rehman*, Kausar Saeed, Abdul Haseeb, Naveed Akhtar

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