Two Hill Stream Fishes Danioaequipinnatus and DaniorerioDiversity and Status in the MunchangiPutStream of Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh

Diamond Rajakumar Tenali; Prof. Babu D.E.

Authors

Diamond Rajakumar Tenali Department of Zoology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Prof. Babu, D.E. Department of Zoology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Keywords:

Adaptive, modification, inter-relation, environments

Abstract

The successful survival and abundance of a particular fish species were inter-relation with adverse environments which they requires, adaptive and finally responsive adjustments in there, structural and physiology and these have been reflected by modifications at the level of their tissues. Two species of hill stream fishes in Munchangiput station of Eastern Ghats was studied from 2014 to 2016. Fishes were collected monthly twice, with the help of local fishermen.

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