Volume : IV, Issue : VIII, August - 2015

Marine Ornamental Fish Biodiversity of West Bengal

Dr. B. K. Mahapatra, Dr. W. S. Lakra

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The State of West Bengal, India endowed with 158 km coast line for marine water resources with inshore, up–shore areas and continental shelf of Bay of Bengal form an important fishery resource and also possesses a rich wealth of indigenous marine ornamental fishes.The present study recorded a total of 113 marine ornamental fish species, belonging to 75 genera under 45 families and 10 orders.Order Perciformes is represented by a maximum of 26 families having 79 species under 49 genera followed by Tetraodontiformes (5 family; 9 genus and 10 species), Scorpaeniformes (2 family; 3 genus and 6 species), Anguilliformes (2 family; 3 genus and 4 species), Syngnathiformes (2 family; 3 genus and 3 species), Pleuronectiformes (2 family; 2 genus and 4 species), Siluriformes (2 family; 2 genus and 3 species), Beloniformes (2 family; 2 genus and 2 species), Lophiformes (1 family; 1 genus and 1 species), Beryciformes(1 family; 1 genus and 1 species).

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Dr. B. K. Mahapatra, Dr. W. S. Lakra Marine Ornamental Fish Biodiversity of West Bengal International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 8 August 2015

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