Species diversity, population structure and conservation status of fishes inhabiting in six different wetlands of Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

The present study was carried out to investigate the species diversity and population structure of freshwater fishes of six wetlands (also called Bird Sanctuaries) of Uttar Pradesh viz., Patna, Nawabganj, Sandi, Lakh Bahosi, Saman and Sur Sarovar. The sampling was done from three years period 2017 to 2020. The results of present investigation revealed the occurrence of twenty fish species in all the study areas belonging to four orders viz.