Diversity of Catfishes from Northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India

Blog by Dr. Tejas Patil
           Kolhapur district is one of the important part of the Western Ghats. Here the catfish diversity along with IUCN category is discussed. Total of 16 species of catfishes were recorded. These species are belonging to the 6 families Bagridae, Siluridae, Clariidae, Schilbidae, Sisoridae and Heteropneustidae. Among the families Bagridae was dominant showing 6 species whereas Siluridae with 4 species, Schilbidae and Sisoridae representing with 2 species, Clariidae and Heteropneustidae with 1 species. As per the IUCN red list, Out of 16 species 4 species are Near Threatened, 2 species are Vulnerable, 1 species is Endangered, 1 species has Data Deficient and 8 are Least concern. Maximum numbers of catfish species were recorded from Panchganga river. The number of catfishes itself revealed that, the rivers of Kolhapur district provide desirable habitat for the catfishes. Catfishes plays crucial role in aquatic ecosystem and also used as source of food, therefore these species are commercially important for aquaculture.




Sr. No.+

Species Name

IUCN red list status

1

Mystus seengtee (Sykes, 1839)

LC

2

Mystus bleekeri (Day, 1877)

LC

3

Mystus malabaricus (Jerdon, 1849)

NT

4

Rita gogra (Sykes, 1839)

LC

5

Rita kuturnee (Sykes, 1839)

LC

6

Sperata seenghala (Sykes, 1839)

LC

7

Ompok bimaculatus (Bloch, 1794)

NT

8

Ompok pabo (Hamilton, 1822)

NT

9

Wallago attu (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

NT

10

Proeutropiichthys taakree (Sykes, 1839)

NE

11

Neotropius khavalchor (Kulkarni, 1952)

DD

12

Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794)

LC

13

Clarias batrachus (linnaeus 1758)

LC

14

Glyptothorax trewavasae (Hora, 1938)

VU

15

Pterocryptis wynaadensis (Day, 1873)

EN

16

Hemibagrus maydelli (Rossel, 1964)

LC


 


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