Revised checklist of fishes of Mangla Reservoir, Pakistan

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1 BIOLOGIA (PAKISTAN) 2013, 59 (1), 1-6 PK ISSN Revised checklist of fishes of Mangla Reservoir, Pakistan *ZAHID SHARIF MIRZA 1, MUHAMMAD RAMZAN MIRZA 2, MUHAMMAD SAJID NADEEM 3, ABDUL QAYYUM KHAN SULEHRIA 4 1 Fisheries Research & Training Institute, P.O. Batapur, Lahore, Pakistan. 2,3 Zoology Department, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan 4 Zoology Department, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan ABSTRACT Present paper provides a checklist of fish species of Mangla reservoir. The checklist includes the indigenous and exotic fish species and consists of 57 species with 54.4% Cyrpinids, 19.3% Silurids and 26.3% other groups. These fishes belong to 9 Orders, 17 Families and 44 Genera. Most abundant family is Cyprinidae contributing 52.6% of the species. Eight families are represented by only one species each. Keywords: Mangla Reservoir, Ichthyofauna, checklist, carp, fish INTRODUCTION Damming of the rivers abruptly bring changes in the dynamics of riverine ecosystems and restructuring of the existing ecosystem as the relationships between organisms and environment change (Benedito-Cecilio & Agostinho, 2000). These changes are often manifested in the form of changes in ichtyofaunal composition and are more pronounced in early stages of coloniztion (Fernando & Holčík, 1991).The changes become more distinct over relatively long time scale often a magnitude of many years (Spanier, 2000). Mangla dam was constructed to store water from two perennial rivers (Jhelum and Poonch) and two non-perennial rivers (Kanshi and Khad) (Mirza et al., 2012) and is a home of several ecologically important fish species. Before the impoundment of Mangla reservoir, 15 indigenous fish species (Shah, 1996) were reported from Jhelum and Poonch rivers. After the impoundment, the aquatic ecology changed and a subsequently published checklist reported 52 fish species belonging to 15 families and 8 orders from the reservoir (Mirza et al., 1989). The ichthyofauna of the reservoir has changed over time it was expedient to update this 20 years old checklist. The present updated checklist of 57 species includes 54.4% Cyrpinids, 19.3% Silurids and 26.3% other groups (Fig 1). These species are grouped under 9 Orders, 17 Families and 44 Genera. For classification Nelson (2006) was followed. Other reference works consulted were Mirza et al. (1989), Mirza (2003), (Jayaram, 2002; Jayaram, 2006, 2010), (Mirza et al., 2006), Mirza & Sandhu (2007) and the website Fishbase (Feroese et al., 2006).The representative families with number of genera and species are given in Table 1. Corresponding Author zahids2k@hotmail.com

2 Z. S. MIRZA ET AL BIOLOGIA (PAKISTAN) Table 1: Fish species richness in Mangla Reservoir Sr. No. Family No. of Genera No. of Species % Contribution of Families 1 Cyprinidae 21 30 52.

2 2 Z. S. MIRZA ET AL BIOLOGIA (PAKISTAN) Table 1: Fish species richness in Mangla Reservoir Sr. No. Family No. of Genera No. of Species % Contribution of Families 1 Cyprinidae % 2 Chandidae % 3 Siluridae % 4 Sosoridae % 5 Bagridae % 6 Channidae % 7 Cichlidae % 8 Notopteridae % 9 Schilbeidae % 10 Belonidae % 11 Clupeidae % 12 Gobiidae % 13 Heteropneustidae % 14 Mastacembelidae % 15 Nandidae % 16 Nemacheilidae % 17 Salmonidae % Total Fig., 1: Percent contribution of different Orders of fish in the Mangla Reservoir

3 VOL. 59 (1) FISHES OF MANGLA RESERVOIR 3 LIST OF FISHES OF MANGLA RESERVOIR CLASS: ACTINOPTERYGII SUBCLASS: NEOPTERYGII INFFRACLASS: TELEOSTEI SUPERORDER 1:OSTEOGLOSSOMORPHA Order I: Osteoglossiformes Family 1: Notopteridae Genus 1: Chitala Fowler 1. Chitala chitala (Hamilton) Genus 2: Notopterus Lacepede 2. Notopterus notopterus (Pallas) SUPERORDER: CLUPEOMORPHA Order II: Clupeiformes Family 2: Genus 3: Clupeidae Gudusia Fowler 3. Gudusia chapra (Hamilton) SUPERORDER: OSTARIOPHYSI Order III: Cypriniformes Family 3: Cyprinidae Subfamily 1: Cultrinae Genus 4: Chela 4. Chela cachius (Hamilton) Genus 5: Salmophasia Swainson 5. Salmophasia bacaila (Hamilton) Subfamily 2: Aspidoparinae Genus 6: Subfamily 3: Rasborinae Genus 7: Genus 8: Subfamily 4: Barbinae Genus 9: Genus 10: Genus 11: Genus 12: Aspidoparia Heckel 6. Aspidoparia morar (Hamilton) Barilius Hamilton 7. Barilius modestus (Day) 8. Barilius pakistanicus Mirza & Sadiq 9. Barilius vagra (Hamilton) Esomus Swainson 10. Esomus danricus (Hamilton) Cirrhinus Cuvier 11. Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton) 12. Cirrhinus reba (Hamilton) Cyprinion Heckel 13. Cyprinion watsoni (Day) Catla Vallenciennes 14. Catla catla (Hamilton) Labeo Cuvier 15. Labeo boga (Hamilton) 16. Labeo calbasu (Hamilton) 17. Labeo diplostomus (Heckel) 18. Labeo dyocheilus pakistanicus Mirza & Awan

4 4 Z. S. MIRZA ET AL BIOLOGIA (PAKISTAN) 19. Labeo rohita (Hamilton) Genus 13: Osteobrama Heckel 20. Osteobrama cotio (Heckel) Genus 14: Puntius (Hamilton) 21. Puntius chola (Hamilton) 22. Puntius sophore (Hamilton) 23. Puntius ticto (Hamilton) Genus 15: SystomusMcClelland 24. Systomus sarana (Hamilton) Genus 16: Tor Gray 25. Tor macrolepis (Heckel) Subfamily 5: Garrinae Genus 17: Crossocheilus kuhl & van Hasselt 26. Crossocheilus diplochilus (Heckel) Genus 18: Gara Gray 27. Gara gotyla (Gray) Subfamily 6:Schizothoracinae Genus 19: Racoma McClelland & Griffith 28. Racoma labiate McClelland & Griffith Genus 20: Schizothorax Heckel 29. Schizothorax plagiostomus Heckel Subfamily 7: Cyprininae Genus 21: Cyprinus Linnaeus 30. Cyprinus carpio Linneaus Subfamily 8: Squaliobarbinae Genus 22: Ctenopharyngodon Steindachner 31. Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes) Subfamily 9: Xenocyprinae Genus 23: Hypophthalmichthys Bleeker 32. Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes) Genus 24: AristichthysOshima 33. Aristichthys nobilis (Richardson) Family 4: Nemacheilidae Genus 25: Acanthocobitis Peters 34. Acanthocobitis botia (Hamilton) Order IV Siluriformes Superfamily: Bagroidea Family 5: Bagridae Genus 26: Mystus Scopoli 35. Mystus bleekeri Day Genus 27: Sperata Holly 36. Sperata sarwari (Mirza, Nawaz & Javed) Family 6: Siluridae Genus 28: Ompok Lacepede 37. Ompok bimaculatus (Bloch) 38. Ompok pabda (Hamilton) Genus 29: Wallago Bleeker 39. Wallago attu (Bloch & Schneider)

5 VOL. 59 (1) FISHES OF MANGLA RESERVOIR 5 Family 7: Schilbidae Subfamily: Schilbeinae Genus 30: ClupisomaSwainson 40. Clupisoma grua (Hamilton) 41. Clupisoma naziri Mirza &Awan Family 8: Sisoridae Genus 31: Bagarius Bleeker 42. Bagarius bagarius (Hamilton) Genus 32: GagataBleeker 43. Gagata cenia (Hamilton) Genus 33: Glytothorax Blyth 44. Glyptothorax punjabensis Mirza & Kashmiri Family 9: Heteropneustidae Genus 34: Heteropneustes Muller 45. Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch) SUPERORDER: PROTACANTHOPTERYGII Order V: Salmoniformes Family 10: Salmonidae Genus 35: Salmo Linnaeus 46. Salmo truta fario Linnaeus SUPERORDER: ACANTHOPTERYGII SERIES: ATHERINOMORPHA Order VI: Beloniformes Family 11: Belonidae Genus 36: Xenentodon Regan 47. Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton) SERIES: PERCOMORPHA Order VII: Channiformes Family 12: Channidae Genus 37: Channa Scopoli 48. Channa punctata (Bloch) 49. Channa gachua (Hamilton) Order VIII: Mastacembeliformes Family 13: Mastacembelidae Genus 38: Mastacembelus Scopoli 50. Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepede) Order IX: Percoidei Family 14: Chandidae Genus 39: Chanda Hamilton 51. Chanda nama (Hamilton) Genus 40: Pseudambassis Bleeker 52. Pseudambassis baculis (Hamilton) Genus 41: ParambassisBleeker 53. Parambassisranga (Hamilton) Family 15: Nandidae Genus 42: Nandus Valenciennes 54. Nandus nandus (Hamilton) Family 16: Gobiidae

6 6 Z. S. MIRZA ET AL BIOLOGIA (PAKISTAN) Genus 43: Family 17: Genus 44: Glossogobius Gill 55. Glossogobius giuris (Hamilton) Cichlidae Oreochromis Gunther 56. Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner) 57. Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus) REFERENCES Benedito-Cecilio, E., & Agostinho, A. A., Distribution, abundance and use of different environments by dominant ichthyofauna in the influence area of the Itaipu Reservoir. Acta Scientiarum, 22(2): Fernando, C. H., & Holčík, J., Fish in Reservoirs. Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie, 76(2): Feroese, R., Pauly, D., & Editors, FishBase. World Wide Web Electronic Publication. version (03/2006). Jayaram, K., Fundamentals of fish taxonomy. Narendra Pub. House. Jayaram, K. C., Catfishes of India. Narendera Pub. House. Delhi. Jayaram, K. C., The freshwater fishes of the Indian Region. Narendra Publishing Houe. New Delhi. Mirza, M. R., Checklist of freshwater fishes of Paksitan. Pakistan J. Zool. Suppl. Series No. 3: Mirza, M. R., Saeed, T. B., & Hussain, S., A checklist of the fishes of Mangla Lake, Pakistan. Sci. Khyber, 2: Mirza, M. R., & Sandhu, I. A., Fishes of the Punjab, Pakistan. Polymer Publications, Pakistan. Mirza, Z. S., Mirza, M. R., & Javed, M. N., Fishes of River Jhelum from Mangla to Jalalpur near Head Rasool. Biologia (Pakistan), 52: Mirza, Z. S., Nadeem, M. S., Beg, M. A., & Qayyum, M., Population status and biological characteristics of Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio, in Mangla reservoir (Pakistan). J. Anim. Plant Sci., 22(4): Nelson, J. S., Fishes of the world. Wiley. New York. Shah, I. H., Fish and fisheries of Mangla Reservoir: A review. Biologia (Pakistan), 42(1&2): Spanier, E., Changes in the ichthyofauna of an artificial reef in the southeastern Mediterranean in one decade. Sci. Mar., 64(3):

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