Abstract
The fish fauna and their season abundance in the Andharmanik River of Patuakhali district have been studied for a period of one year, from March 2011 to February 2012. A total of 53 fish species belonging to 10 orders, 28 families and 47 genera were collected and identified. The most dominant order of fishes was Perciformes (18 species) followed by Siluriformes (12 species) and Clupeiformes (9 species). Maximum 45 species were recorded in November whereas minimum 19 species in May. September was recorded as the peak (availability) month for majority 11 species. May was revealed as the lean season for majority 14 species. Two critically endangered, 3 endangered and 5 vulnerable fish species of Bangladesh were also recorded along with one alien carp species.
Citation: Mohsin ABM, Yeasmin F, Galib SM, Alam B and Haque SMM (2014) Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research 21(5): 802-807. DOI: 10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2014.21.05.8415
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