%0 Journal Article
%T Impacts of Damming on Ichthyo-faunal Diversity of Marshyangdi River in Lamjung district, Nepal
%A Ram Bhajan Mandal
%A Dilip Kumar Jha
%J Our Nature
%P 168-176
%D 2013
%I Nature Conservation and Health Care Council
%R 10.3126/on.v11i2.9536
%X A study was conducted to assess the impacts of dam on fish diversity of Marshyangdi River and its tributaries in Lamjung district. Twenty six species of fishes belonging to 5 orders, 6 families and 18 genera were recorded from the different localities. Cyprinidae was the most dominant among the families represented by 53.8% species followed by Cobitidae (23.0%), Sisoridae (7.7%) and Channidae (7.7%) while Anguillidae and Synbranchidae accounted each by 3.9% only. Gut contents of fish species recorded were studied. Site specific presence of fish species indicated that damming on the main river affected the movement of migratory fishes.  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/on.v11i2.9536 Our Nature 2013, 11(2): 168-176
%K Fish diversity
%K migratory fish
%K cobitidae
%K dam impacts
%K food items
%K Lamjung
%U http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/ON/article/view/9536