Status of fish species in the aquatic resources of Chitwan and adjacent areas.

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... (7%), and Cobitidae (5.4%). Other families accounted for about 1% with each of single species were Anguillidae, Belonidae,Clupeidae, Psilorhynchidae, Anabantidae, Gobiidae, Belontidae, Synbranchidae, Amblycipitidae, Pangasidae, Clariidae, Heteropneustidae, Chacidae and Tetraodontidae (table 2) (14) rare (40) and resident (8) were observed ( fig. 4). Among these, Barilius bendelisis, Puntius spp., Esomus sp., Mystus spp., Glossogobius sp., Monopterus cuchia, Macrognathus sp., Notopterus notopterus, Aorichthys spp. and Channa spp. were frequently observed while some species of carps, loaches and catfishes were seen uncommonly and rare also (table 2). Further, Amblypharyngodon ...

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... mola, Chaca chaca, Rhinomugil corsula and Anabas testudineus were also very rare and collected from canals in Nawalparasi district only. Though Amblypharyngodon mola was available in some farmer's ponds of Chitwan, the Anabas testudineus was not seen in the Chitwan district. The Status of fish species of the Narayani river system is given in fig. 4. Most of these species have high market value and preferred by the people. However, they are caught only from the wild and have not yet been cultured with some exception. In Nepal, 230 indigenous fishes have been reported from major rivers along with their feeder streams and scores of lakes and reservoirs (Rajbansi, 2012). They belong ...