A study of ichthyofauna of pagara dam of Morena District, Madhya Pradesh

Pagara dam is situated on Asan river at about 13 Km from Jaura town of Morena District of Madhya Pradesh. The dam was constructed for irrigation of the nearby villages. But, at present, the water of the dam is also used for drinking purpose. The water of the dam is also used for fish culture by fishery department and local fishermen. Fish diversity of water bodies depends on various factors such as geographical position, varied aquatic ecological conditions and health of aquatic bodies. The present work was undertaken to study ichthyofauna of Pagara reservoir. Total twenty (20) fish species were recorded during the study. The identified fishes belonged to major carp, minor carp, cat fish and local fishes. All fish were fresh water fish. The order Cypriniformes was the most dominant one.