31Aug 2014

Checklist of Fishes from Interu Mangrove Swamp of River Krishna Estuarine Region Andhra Pradesh, India

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Interu mangrove swamp is located in the North Eastern part of River Krishna estuary. In the present study 60 species of 47 genera, 29 families and 6 orders of fish were recorded form the swamp. Order Perciformes is the dominant whereas Gonorynchiformes, Siluriformes and Beloniformes are least representation. Of which one species each, represented to Vulnerable (VU); Near Threatened (NT); Data Deficient (DD) while 39 species Not Evaluated (NE) and 17 species Least Concern (LC) from the Interu mangrove swamp.


[Madhusudhana Rao, K and Krishna, P.V. (2014); Checklist of Fishes from Interu Mangrove Swamp of River Krishna Estuarine Region Andhra Pradesh, India Int. J. of Adv. Res. 2 (Aug). 0] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


K. Madhusudhana Rao