ICHTHYOFAUNAL DIVERSITY OF KINNERASANI RESERVOIR IN BHADRADRI KOTHAGUDEM DISTRICT OF TELANGANA, INDIA

The Ichthyofaunal diversity of Kinnerasani reservoir in Telangana state was observed in the present study. Sixty-one fish species belong to 8 orders, 19 families and 40 genera were observed. Of those, order Cypriniformes was dominant with 24 species which contributed to 39.34% of the total species, followed by Perciformes with 14 (22.95%), Siluriformes 13 (21.31%), Channiformes 04 (6.55%), Beloniformes and Anguilliformes with 02 (3.27%), Osteoglossiformes and Cyprinodontiformes with 01 species each (1.64%). Out of the reported 19 families Perciformes contributed by 06 (31.57%) families and Siluriformes with 05 (26.31%). The present communication provides baseline data of fish species and discusses the diversity indexes and conservation status.