The Western Ghats of Karnataka has vast potential resources of valuable fish species that are of ornamental value. The Western Ghats are considered as one of the hot spots of biodiversity and the recent survey has indicated that there exist rich resources of ornamental fishes belonging to the family cyprinidae.
Areas surveyed under the project
1. Arkula2. Paane Mangalore
3. Jekribettu
4. Belthangady
5. Nidle (Dharmasthala)
6. Parpikallu (Subramanya)
7. Hosmata (Subramanya)
8. Nekkiladi (Uppinanagadi)
9. Karja (Panja-Subramanya)
10. Yenekal
11. Subramanya
12. Panja
13. Kaniyur
14. Yenekal
15. Sullya
16. Gurupur
17. Karkal
18. Hebi
19. Someshwar
Name of the river stretches surveyed
1. Nethravathi
2. Kumaradhara
3. Kapila hole
4. Yanekal hole
5. Payasvini
6. Gurupur
7. Yenne hole
8. Seetha nadi
Name of fish species with ornamental value
1. Puntius jerdoni
2. Puntius vittatus
3. Puntius sophore
4. Puntius setnai
5. Puntius narayani
6. Barilius bakeri
7. Danio aequipinnatus
8. Puntius filamentosus
9. Rasbora daniconius
10. Aplocheilus lineatus
11. Xenonthedon cancila
13. Etroplus maculatus
14. Etroplus canarensis
15. Garra gotyla
16. Glossogobius giurus
Puntius jerdoni
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