Limnology and biodiversity of fish fauna in Karadkhed reservoir, M.H., India

In Marathwada region some of agriculture farmer with the help FIDA are constructed fish farm in their agriculture farming. Hence the present survey has been undertaken to show the fisheries in food production and development of agrobased industries. The fish population of aquatic system play a significant role in the human economy. Limnological factors in Karadkhed reservoir of Nanded district Khargone that were monitored in two years (July 2008 to June 2010) show high positive correlations among different factors such as alkalinity and phosphate (0. 893), (Transperency and dissolved oxygen (0.885), pH and alkalinity (0.873), alkalinity and BOD (0.859), pH and phosphate (0.820), BOD and phosphate (0.764) [Table-1]. The total number of 23 species of fishes were recorded in Karadkhed reservoir with order Cypriniformes contributing maximum of 15 members (65.21%) of species followed by four members (17.39%) of order Ophocephaliformes