Authors : A.B.M. Mohsin and Emdadul Haque
Abstract: The diversity of fish fauna of the Mahananda river at Chapai Nawabganj Sadar upazilla has been studied from the period of October, 2006 to November, 2007. The aim of the study was to find out the open water fish diversity in Mohananda River of Chapai Nawabgonj. About 56 fish species were found and identified during the investigation under 9 orders, 20 families and 42 genera. Among 56 species, 20 species were found under the order Cypriniformes, 17 species were found under the order Siluriformes, 10 species were found under the order perciformes, 3 species were found under the order Clupeiformes, 2 species were found under the order Channiformes and a single species was found under the order Synbranchiformes, Tetraodontiformes, Beloniformes and Cyprinodontiformes each. During the entire period of the study, only 19 endangered fish species were found from the study point. Among exotic carps, only Hypophthalmichthys molitrix was found during the study period in the river Mohananda.
A.B.M. Mohsin and Emdadul Haque, 2009. Diversity of Fishes of Mahananda River at Chapai Nawabgonj District. Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 4: 828-831.