Abstract
This study was done for the aim of determining the fish species inhibiting in the Halti Beel, a famous wetland of northwest Bangladesh. A total of sixty-three fish species including 55 indigenous and 8 exotic species belonging to 8 orders, 20 families and 41 genera were recorded during the investigation period and listed with their nomenclature and systematic position. Cypriniformes and Cyprinidae were the dominant order and family in terms of species composition. Puntius sophore was the most abundant fish species accounting 8.03% of total catch. Three critically endangered, eleven endangered and eight vulnerable fish species of Bangladesh were also recorded in this water body.
Citation: Imteazzaman AM and Galib SM (2013) Fish Fauna of Halti Beel, Bangladesh. International Journal of Current Research 5(1): 187-190
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