The current study examines the ichthyo-faunal variety of the Tandula Reservoir situated at Chhattisgarh state of India. It is roughly two kilometers from the Balod Collectorate. The dam project at the Tandula and Sukha Nala Rivers was Started in 1910 and completed in 1921. Total of 39 species of fishes had been identified out of which 8 species Comes under the order Siluriformes, 4 under Anabantiformes, 2 under Osteoglossiformes, Synbranchiformes, and Perciformes, and 1 species each of the remaining six orders make up the 39 species. The study was conducted In the year 2024, Out of all the above-mentioned species 31 Species was identified as least concern (LC), two as vulnerable (VU), three as near threatened (NT), and three as not evaluated (NE) According to IUCN lists

Biodiversity, Reservoir, IUCN, Species, Ichthyo-faunal

The study's findings showed that a large range of fish species can be found in Chhattisgarh's freshwater Tandula reservoir. Despite the fact that the reservoir contains a good amount of fish diversity, human activities like overfishing, the careless killing of both juvenile and adult fish, excessive water extraction, and pollution from household, industrial, and agricultural wastes all contribute to poor water quality, which negatively and permanently reduces the diversity of fish in the reservoir. Thus, it is critical that the finest conservation and rehabilitation techniques be used to protect these invaluable resources. Future research in the field can also be guided by the findings of this study

Bhupendra Kothari, Rakhi Das, Deepak Kher and Priyanka Netam (2024). Icthyofaunal Diversity of Tandula Reservoir in Balod District of Chhattisgarh. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 16(6): 193-197.