Fishes in the Upstream Rheophilic Stretch of River Barak at Karong

Abstract

11 species of fishes belonging to 8 genera, 4 families and 3 Orders have been recorded. The cyprinids were the most abundant group. The contribution of cyprinids to the total fish collection depicts its highest (96.87 %) contribution in river Barak at Karong. Among the cyprinids, Barilius bendelisis and Crossocheilus burmanicus depicted the bulk of abundance (19.35 and 33.87 % respectively) in river Barak at Karong.