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Fish Diversity
Gudusia chapra, Amblypharyngodon mola ,
Puntius chola , Puntius conchonius , Puntius
ticto , Salmophasia bacaila, Botia dario,
Lepidocephalichthys guntea, Mystus vittatus ,
Heteropneustes fossilis, Xenentodon cancila,
Parambassis sp. , Chanda nama, Channa punctata, Anabas testudineus, Trichogaster fasciata,
Macrognathus aral, Macrognathus pancalus and
Mastacembelus armatus
FY
Chanda nama generally shows highest yield
(62 %) followed by Puntius, Mystus, Channa, etc.
Sagar Beel
Sagar Beel (Plate 20.37b ) is situated about 65 km
away from Silchar City. Its depth varies from 0.5
to 5.0 m. There is much dense riparian vegetation. Riparian land use pattern includes mainly
human habitation and cultivation.
AM
Azolla pinnata, Cynodon dactylon, Echinochloa
stagnina, Eichhornia crassipes, Hygrorhiza aristata, Justiciaa repens, Nymphaea nouchali,
Nymphoides cristatum, Nymphoides indicum,
Oryza sativa, Sagittaria trifolia, Salvinia cucullata, Scirpus eriophorum, Trapa bispinosa,
Vetiveria zizanioides, Polygonum fl accidum and
Lemna sp.
Plankton
Nostoc sp ., Microcystis aeruginosa, Euglena sp .,
Ankistrodesmus sp ., Cosmarium granatum.,
Volvox sp ., Ceratium sp ., Gyrosigma sp ., Synedra
sp ., Pinnularia sp ., Navicula sp., Brachionus sp .,
Daphnia sp ., Alona sp ., Bosmina sp .,
Simocephalus sp ., Cyclops sp . and Diaptomus sp.
Fish Diversity
Amblypharyngodon mola , Puntius ticto , Salmophasia
bacaila, Botia dario, Lepidocephalichthys guntea,
Plate 20.37a Rata Beel
20 Wetlands of India