DISTRIBUTION AND CONSERVATION STATUS OF FISH SPECIES IN RIVER THING TLAWNG LUI (HILL SINGLA) IN MIZORAM (NORTH-EAST INDIA): PIONEERING TAXONOMIC STUDY AND REPORT

Abstract

Fish faunal surveys conducted in the River Thing Tlawng Lui (hill Singla) in Mizoram, North-East India Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot region, revealed the occurrence of 27 species of fishes belonging to 23 genera, 7 sub-families, 13 families and 6 orders. These include 17 species of fishes under Cypriniformes; 4 Fish species under Anabantiformes; 3 ichthyospecies under Siluriformes; and, 1 ichthyospecies each under Clupeiformes, Beloniformes and Cichliformes. Distrubution and Conservation status of each fish species have been discussed in the present communication.