| Amravati district is a district of Maharashtra state in central India. It is transverse by many rivers like Tapi river, Purna river, Wardha river, Chandrabhaga river, Shahanoor river and river River with their numerous tributaries. The study was conducted during June 2013 to September 2014. These river hosts many of fish species; total of 36 species belonging to 11 families were recorded. These families were; Cyprinidae (20), Channidae (03), Mastocembelidae (03), Ambassidae (02), Bagridae (02), Siluridae (02), Gobiidae (01), Notopteridae (01), Saccobranchidae (01), Clariidae (01), and Belonidae (01). The river and tanks of studied area have faced major alterations in the recent years due to several anthropogenic activities like increasing urbanization, industrialization and various recreational activities. Since the fish fauna in Amravati District also supports the livelihood of several economic classes. So there is an urgent need to understand the conservation priorities and to design and implement conservation action plans. |