Abstract
A study was carried out from October, 2020 to September,
2021to investigate the diversity of fishes and the
conservation status of Chittaura Jheel (Bahraich), Uttar
Pradesh. During the study period, 38 fish species belonging
to 28 genera, 14 families and 7 orders have been identified.
The order Cypriniformes was found the dominated order
with 15 species(39.47%) followed by Siluriformes 10
species (26.31%), Perciformes 4 species (10.52%),
Ophiocephaliformes 4 species (10.52%), Synbranchiformes2
species (5.26%), Osteoglossiformes 2 species (5.26%) and
Clupiformes 1 species (2.63 %), The present investigation
showed that the wetland, Chittaura Jheel possesses rich fish
biodiversity but proper conservation measures are required
to maintain sustainability and richness of the fish species
diversity of that wetland of U.P. According to IUCN, 30
were enlisted as Least Concern (LC), 2 species as near
endangered (NE), 3 species as near threatened (NT), 2
listed as Endangered (EN) and 1 species was listed as
Vulnerable (VU). There is a need of conservation of fish
diversity of this natural wetland. The pressure is increasing
day by day due to increasing population, leading to loss of
fish diversity hence identifying the problem and making a
better management plan is the way for conservation of the
fish diversity of the Chittaura Jheel, a wetland of Bahraich
district of Uttar Pradesh.