Review on fresh water fish diversity of Maharashtra (India)

Abstract

Globally nature as well as animal diversity are affected due to increase in unwise anthropogenic activities. Aquatic ecosystem is also adversely affected due to releasing wastes in them. Biodiversity is essential for balancing ecosystem and facing varied problems to environment. In the field of Ichthyology there is valuable contribution by many workers. As far as economic importance is concerned, the scope of fish and fisheries in Maharashtra is of prime interest. The current review deals with the freshwater fish recorded and confirmed by various authors, 165 species belonging to 09 orders, 26 families and 82 genera in Maharashtra for the period of 2000 to 2014 and will be useful for fishermen, consumers, fish industry producers and researchers.