Fish Diversity of Bor Beel and Kanakukura Beel of Barpeta District, Assam – A Comparative Study

Research Article
Manmi Kalita, Manoj Kumar Rajbongshi and Navnit Kashyap
DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.20251606.0062
Subject: 
Zoology
KeyWords: 
Fish diversity, Lower Assam, Borbeel, Kanakukurabeel, Cyprinidae.
Abstract: 

The present study on fish diversity on two different water bodies of Barpeta district of lower Assam, i.e -Borbeel and Kanakukurabeel was done from March, 2024 to Maerch, 2025. A total of 43 fish species which comprise28 genera, 15 families and 5 orders were recorded while36 fish species belong to the Borbeel and 37 fish species were from Kanakukurabeel.Cyprinidae family is the most dominant, which includes 15 species in both Borbeel and Kanakukurabeel. However, 31 species are recognised as least concern, 2 species as nearly threatened, 1 species as endangered and 2 species as vulnerable in Borbeel whereas in Kanakurabeel 31 species are recognised as least concern 1 species as endangered, 3species as nearly threatened, 1 species as data deficient, and 1 species as vulnerable.