1. A Recent Taxonomic Study of the Fish from the Jinam River in Dima Hasao Biodiversity Hotspot Region of Assam (India)
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Satyajit Das, Bubul Das, Dimos Khynriam, and Devashish Kar
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fish ,hill river ,0106 biological sciences ,Ecology ,biology ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,conservation ,Barilius bendelisis ,010501 environmental sciences ,biology.organism_classification ,01 natural sciences ,Biodiversity hotspot ,Chanda nama ,Fishery ,taxonomy ,Geography ,Habitat ,Abundance (ecology) ,Alluvium ,Turbidity ,management ,QH540-549.5 ,Devario aequipinnatus ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
The Jinam River habitats inventory revealed the presence of alluvial valley, cascades, riffle-pools, boulders, cobbles, and gravel as types of substrata. The limnological parameters portrayed average values of air and water temperature, turbidity, pH, dissolved oxygen, free carbon di-oxide, total alkalinity, and conductivity. This recent pioneering study on the fish of the Jinam River in the Dima Hasao District of Assam revealed the presence of 18 species belonging to 15 genera, five families, and three orders, which are reported for the first time through this paper. Worth highlighting is the abundance of Barilius bendelisis and Devario aequipinnatus, and the fewer numbers of Chanda nama, these warranting proper management and conservation of the fish for this river.
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- 2020
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