Study on Marine Water Food Fish Biodiversity Across the Fish Market in Jabalpur City, Madhya Pradesh, Central India

Author: Sanjay Paunikar and Mrinal Kumar Das

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Abstract

Marine fishes are good source of essential macro- and micronutrients and major food items not only in coastal areas of the country but also different parts of the country. The present study was conducted at Jabalpur Fish Market, Madhya Pradesh & attempts this study to investigate the availability of Marine water food fish species across the fish market. The present survey was carried out over one year duration 2022 to 2024. A total of 34 species, 27 genera belonging to 18 families and 09 orders of Marine water food fishes were recorded from the Fish Market of Jabalpur during the study period. The study reveals order Perciformes dominant with (12 species), followed by Scombriformes (9 species), Clupeiformes (5 species), Carcharh iniformes and Pleuronectiformes (2 species each), Anguilliformes, Aulopiformes, Carangiformes and Gonorynchiformes (one species each) were recorded. The Orders Perciformes were made up to 36% with 8 families and 12 species followed by Scombriformes 27% with 2 families and 9 species, Clupeiformes 15% with 2 families and 5 species, Pleuronectiformes and Carcharhiniformes 5.88% with 2 species and 2 families. The other orders Carangiformes Aulopiformes Anguilliformes and Gonorynchiformes 2.94% were one species. The IUCN Status of different variety of marine edible fishes was also discussed in the paper. The study revealed that there were noteworthy variations found in the Marine ichthyofaunal diversity in the Fish market of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

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Marine water, Food Fishes, Fish Biodiversity, Fish market, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

Conclusion

According to our survey, 34 species, 27 genera belonging to 18 families and 09 orders of Marine water food fishes were recorded form the fish market of Jabalpur city. The results showed the present study order Perciformes dominant group in the assemblage composition contributing (35.29%), Scombriformes contribute (26.47%) followed by Clupeiformes (14.70%), Pleuronectiformes and Carcharhiniformes, (5.88%) and orders Carangiformes Aulopiformes Pleuronectiformes, Anguilliformes and Gonorynchiformes (1 species, 2.94%, each) respectively. Marine food fishes paly important role in the economy of the country. The fish market where the different varieties of marine and fresh water fishes found and peoples of the different section purchase and consume. The Marine food fishes are the integral part of diet of human beings in the different parts of the country, which can be consumed by peoples for their requirement of proteins and other essential elements to become healthy

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Sanjay Paunikar and Mrinal Kumar Das (2024). Study on Marine Water Food Fish Biodiversity Across the Fish Market in Jabalpur City, Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 16(11): 09-15