Fishes of the Chindwin River Basin

Fishes of the Chindwin River Basin is a piece of work on the freshwater fishes of the Chindwin River basin in the eastern Himalayas and Indo-Burma region. The region has purely isolated hill stream and thus have large numbers of endemic species having both ornamental and food values. The diversity is also attributed to the varied ecological conditions. The book provides taxonomy of fishes, key to species, distribution, local name, IUCN threat criteria and their status of 151 species of 76 genera under 27 families and 9 orders. The book also examines the current scenario of environmental challenges and anthropogenic threats and makes a presumptuous attempt towards sustainable use and conservation of the rich freshwater fish diversity found in the region.

About the author

Dr Bungdon Shangningam is an active researcher on the freshwater fish diversity of northeastern India. She is attached with the Department of Life Sciences, Manipur University and her doctoral research has made significant contributions, discovered several species new to science and published research papers in the international journal of repute.

Product details

• Authors: Bungdo Shangningam, Bungdon Shangningam, Waikhom Vishwanath
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2015
• EAN: 9783659769719
• ISBN: 978-3-659-76971-9
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 220 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 652 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food