The study of present status of ornamental fish Diversity from a wetland of KusheshwarSthan, Darbhanga.

Abstract

Kusheshwarsthan is a popular bird sanctuary of famous migratory and native birds. It is a wetland having international importance. A research work was performed to reveal the status of ornamental fishdiversity of this wetland. This investigation happened in January 2023 to December 2023. Different types of traps and nets and other fishing gears were used. Drag net, Gill net, Cast net,Disco net having different mesh size and designwere used by the experienced fishermen. Some local fishing equipments as Aarsi,Birti,Bari,Kanra, Sahat etc were used to capture the fishes. In thisstudy 43 species of fishes were captured out of which 27 fish species havingornamental potential. They belongs to 08 order,13 families, 15 genera and 27species. Cypriniformes comes out as most diversified and abundant order represented by 04 families, 06 genera and 08 species of fishes. It indicates moderatepiscine diversity.