Although there is a sizeable residential population of fish in the main Brahmaputra River, the species composition alters seasonally depending on flood and the migratory behaviour of major groups of fish. B. fasciolatus is known from the Tista River drainage, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River. Although many protected areas along the Brahmaputra have been traditionally regarded as a fish granary, it is widely believed that fish … Schlangenkopffische—Die Gattungen Channa und Parachanna. Fishers may use fishing nets, traps, hooks as well as fishing rods and line to capture fish. Salient aspects of fisheries of the river system in the state (ichthyofauna, biogeography, conservation status, migratory and exotic fish species, trends in fish yield and species composition, fishing crafts and gear) are discussed in light of past and present studies conducted by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Indian Fisheries Research Institute and others. B. merianiensis is found in the Brahmaputra River drainage. Of these, 41 species … The fish samples were collected quarterly from different sampling sites using gill net (mesh size ranges 1–1.5 cm, locally called Mola lungi jal), cast net (mesh size ranges 1.0–2.0 cm, locally called Kevalijal) and … Unlike bull sharks, which need to migrate to … The diversity of ornamental ichthyofauna provides crucial information about the status of ornamental fish diversity. The mighty Brahmaputra with its 52 principal tributaries, innumerable flood plain lakes and the Barak River system in the south constitute the major water resources of Assam, supporting over 200 species of aquatic fauna, including the endangered river dolphin. The present study was undertaken with the objective to estimate the length‐weight Relationships (LWRs) for four species collected from the Brahmaputra River, Assam, India. on the dolphins of Brahmaputra River. A fish from the Amazon River basin in South America has been found in Manipur, raising concerns among experts of an invasion of the northeastern state’s aquatic ecosystem by alien species. The intensity of fishing is closely associated with the flood regime of the river. Pollution threatens many fish species and amphibian species and the endangered Ganges river dolphin (Blind Dolphin). The new species,Channa aurantimaculata, is distinguished from all other channid species by the Abstract. fish species of Assam are more or less inhabitant of the river Brahmaputra or its tributaries i.e. A new species of channid fish, genusChanna, is described from four specimens collected from the Brahmaputra River basin at Dibrugarh, Assam, India. The present investigation is a comprehensive account of systematic of ornamental fishes of the Brahmaputra river of Assam. The river is known … Giant aquatic creatures and river monsters of India includes Indian mottled eel,Indian mahseer, Freshwater crocodile,Dwarf snakeheads,Wallago attu,Flathead catfish,large water snake,Dugongs and saltwater crocodile. Channa aurantimaculata, a new channid fish from Assam (Brahmaputra River basin), India, with designation of a neotype for C. amphibeus (McClelland, 1845). 218 fish species are listed for the whole Himalayas. In eastern Himalaya, the most diverse fish fauna is exhibited in the region’s Brahmaputra drainage system. We can analyze district wise fish production by tak-ing in account the fishes of the river Brahmaputra … fish attributes of Assam are directly or indirectly related with the Brahmaputra river envi-ronment. The eastern Himalaya has a greater diversity of coldwater fish than the western Himalaya. The Dibrugarh district is a plain district of Assam, situated in the Eastern part of Assam which extends from 27°5'38"N to 27°42'30"N latitude and 94°33'46"E to 95°29'8"E longitude. Considering the fact stated above, this study was undertaken to quantify the protein and mineral contents in common fish species found in the Brahmaputra River and identify the species with … For which, 10 different fish species has … A total of 126 species of fishes belonging to 26 families have been recorded from this system.