Survey of Nashik Fish Market To study Fish Diversity

Abstract

Fish diversity plays important role as it provides database of particular region . Fish species diversity is defined as the number of species and abundance of each species that live in a particular location. The fish specimen recorded from all the 5 major fish market Cichlidae , Bramidae , Scombridae , engraulidae , scombrid, Anguillidae, Cyprinidae , Clariidae , Pangasiidae , . A total 20 species such type Indian major carp , catfish , exotic carp , etc. are available in the market . Carp fishes were dominant in the studied market because of high consumer demand and reasonable rates and carp species are cultured very much It also observed that Rohu , Catla , mrigal , Wam , minor carp , silver carp , golden anchovy , tilapia , bangda , Basa , pomfret were most available in the market because of those species has highest demand in the market. Inconclusion 17 species were reported in Bhadrakali fish market also murrel and goldfish was only found in this market , Satpur fish market was having diverse varity of freshwater fishes over Marine water fishes , only lape was unique in entire market . Bhaba Nagar fish market only 5 species were reported , Jail road fish market low variety of fish and some species of Marine water was reported . In Trimurti Chowk fish market mostly frozen species of marine water fishes were reported .