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| Article Name : | | | FISH DIVERSITY IN SHIVAJI TANK OF BHADRAVATHI TALUK, KARNATAKA | | Author Name : | | | I. Ramesh , B. R. Kiran | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-5130 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | The fish diversity of the Shivaji tank in relation to physic-chemical parameters was studied from August-2008 to January-2009. This water body is situated at 13o 42'N latitude and 75o 38' E longitude located 22 Km away from Bhadravathi town of Shimoga district, Karnataka. The water of the tank is used for fishery and agriculture. Fish species were collected with the help of gillnets of standardized dimensions with several mesh sizes. 19 fish fauna identified during the study belongs to Cyprinidae 09 species, Channidae 2 species, Bagridae with 3 species and a species each of Ambassidae, Cichlidae, Heteropneustidae, Notopteridae and poeciliidae. Water quality parameters indicate that the tank is moderately oligotrophic in nature. | | Keywords : | | - socio & economic development,
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