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Fish Diversity
The Puneer Haor contains altogether 24 species
of fi shes belonging to 22 genera, 15 families and
8 orders.
Notopterus notopterus, Amblypharyngodon
mola , Cirrhinus mrigala , Labeo calbasu, Puntius
conchonius, Puntius ticto, Salmophasia bacaila,
Securicula gora, Mystus bleekeri , Mystus vittatus, Rita rita, Ompok bimaculatus, Clarias batrachus, Heteropneustes fossilis, Xenentodon
cancila, Aplocheilus panchax , Channa punctata,
Parambassis ranga, Nandus nandus, Oreochromis
mossambicus , Anabas testudineus, Trichogaster
fasciata and Mastacembelus armatus.
FY
Puntius ticto usually shows the highest yield
(71 %) followed by Parambassis ranga,
Trichogaster fasciata, etc.
Rupairbali Anua
Rupairbali Anua (Plate 20.30 ) is an oxbow wetland which is abandoned segment of River Barak
situated at a distance of c 20 km from Silchar
City. It lies within the jurisdiction of Sonai
Revenue Circle in Cachar District of Assam. The
catchment soil is mostly loamy.
AM
Azolla pinnata, Cynodon dactylon, Eichhornia
crassipes, Hygrorhiza aristata, Justicia repens,
Nymphoides cristatum, Salvinia cucullata,
Vetiveria zizanioides and Lemna sp. However, the
wetland is almost totally choked with Eichhornia
crassipes due to very high level of eutrophication.
Plankton
Nostoc sp ., Microcystis aeruginosa, Euglena sp .,
Pinnularia sp ., Navicula sp., Arcella sp .,
Brachionus sp ., Daphnia sp ., Ceriodaphnia sp .,
Fig. 20.16 Puneer Haor
20 Wetlands of India
Fish Diversity
The Puneer Haor contains altogether 24 species
of fi shes belonging to 22 genera, 15 families and
8 orders.
Notopterus notopterus, Amblypharyngodon
mola , Cirrhinus mrigala , Labeo calbasu, Puntius
conchonius, Puntius ticto, Salmophasia bacaila,
Securicula gora, Mystus bleekeri , Mystus vittatus, Rita rita, Ompok bimaculatus, Clarias batrachus, Heteropneustes fossilis, Xenentodon
cancila, Aplocheilus panchax , Channa punctata,
Parambassis ranga, Nandus nandus, Oreochromis
mossambicus , Anabas testudineus, Trichogaster
fasciata and Mastacembelus armatus.
FY
Puntius ticto usually shows the highest yield
(71 %) followed by Parambassis ranga,
Trichogaster fasciata, etc.
Rupairbali Anua
Rupairbali Anua (Plate 20.30 ) is an oxbow wetland which is abandoned segment of River Barak
situated at a distance of c 20 km from Silchar
City. It lies within the jurisdiction of Sonai
Revenue Circle in Cachar District of Assam. The
catchment soil is mostly loamy.
AM
Azolla pinnata, Cynodon dactylon, Eichhornia
crassipes, Hygrorhiza aristata, Justicia repens,
Nymphoides cristatum, Salvinia cucullata,
Vetiveria zizanioides and Lemna sp. However, the
wetland is almost totally choked with Eichhornia
crassipes due to very high level of eutrophication.
Plankton
Nostoc sp ., Microcystis aeruginosa, Euglena sp .,
Pinnularia sp ., Navicula sp., Arcella sp .,
Brachionus sp ., Daphnia sp ., Ceriodaphnia sp .,
Fig. 20.16 Puneer Haor
20 Wetlands of India