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With the name of ALLAH,
The Beneficent andMost merciful
Exploring the fish fauna of upper Swat River, Northern
Pakistan
AKHTAR SHAH1, FARZANA PARVEEN2 AND BAKHT NAWAB3
1M.Sc Student, 2Chairperson, Department of Zoology, Hazara University, Garden
campus, Mansehra and 3 Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, AKL
post Graduate College Matta, Distt Swat
INTRODUCTIONSwatLush green & historic
valley,T.A 5337 km,Population, 125760River SwatOriginates from
Kohistan, T.L 250 kmProvides a habitat to
many Fish speciesStudy on specified
area
ObjectivesObservation of
fish fauna of a particular part
Ecotonal habitat is of special significance
Population dynamics after historical flood
METHOD AND MATERIALSStudy area was divided into 3 zones1) K. Khela to Shen 2) Shen to Baghdaire
3) Baghdaire to QandilCollection was done from specific sitesMaterialsCast net, automatic rods, hook net, hand
net and locally adopted divicesPrservationCaring the collectionMeasurements and laboratory workIdentification
RESULTS 9 fish species were
identified Oncorhyncus mykiss Schizothorax
richardsonii Carassius auratus Crossocheilus
diplocheilus Schistora alepidota Glyptosternum
reticulatum Cyprinus carpio Triplophysa choprai Triplophysa naziri
Rainbow trout, Oncorhyncus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792)
Classification K: Animalia; P: Chordata;
C: Actinoperygii; O: Salmoniformes; Family:
Salmonidae Compressed and elongate
body, Head moderate, large and
superior eyes Dorsal fin moderate,
elongate adipose dorsal fin, caudal fin forked
Mouth lanceulate Olive green to steely blue,
small dark spots on the body
Distribution
Snow trout, Schizothorax richardsonii (Tilak, 1987)
O: Cypriniformes; F: CyprinidaeAbundatly found species, collected from various places
Body strem lined, 4.1 to 6.2 times..Mouth inferior, transverse, barbells two pairs
Dorsal fin strong, serrated and mid way b/w snout tip
Steel gray, lighter bellow, belly yellowish white, body with small dots, caudal fin yellowish, dorsal fin grayish.
Gold fish/ gold carp, Carassius auratus (Day, 1877)
O: Cypriniformes; F: CyprinidaeMany species collectedBody stout, high and compressed, Head small and slightly compressed.Mouth small, terminal and oblique,
upper jaw protictileDorsal fin srong, anal quarish,
pectoral roundedOlivacious bronze to deep golden,
belly silvery white, fins dark olive green.
Kashmir latia, Crossocheilus diplocheilus (Heckel, 1838)
O: Cypriniformes; F: CyprinidaeMany species collected, no importanceBody stout and thickHead flat and compressed, eyes
moderateMouth inferior, barbells two pairsScales moderatevariable in colour, usually brownish on
back with irregular spotsCaudal fin gray, dorsal with pink
Sundali, Shistora alipidota (Mirza and Banarescu, 1970)
O:Cypriniformes; F:BalitoridaeFive species collected, no importanceBody cylindrical, Head obtuseMouth semicircular and ventral in
position, barbles three pairs, nostrils closed to each other
Eyes small, not visible under side, Head spotted, dark spot on the
origin of dorsal fin; dark band of caudal fin base
Chakaar machlee, Glyptosternum reticulatum (McClelland, 1842)
O: Siluriformes; F: Sisoridae25 species collected, delicious
fishBody elongateHead flat and roundedMouth inferior, four pair of
barblesEyes are of 7% of the head
lengthHead length is about 20% of
total lengthBehind dorsal fin having adipose
finSome bluish, yellowish, stone
like colour
Conclusions References During the present
study 9 species were collected.
Minimum fish species collected belong to family Salmonidae
Maximum fish species collected belong to family Cyprinidae
The collected fish species were preserved, identified and labeled.
Widely distributed fish species found in the area was Schizothorax richardsonii.
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