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According to some reports, water resources in the Himalayas harbor 268 fish species distributed to 76 genera and 21 families. An updated study by the Zoological Society of India has reported nearly 316 fish species from the Indian Himalayan landscape. Besides, 13 invasive species have been identified, which have been introduced in the Himalayan waters. Ninety-seven of the 316 species found in this area are native to the Indian Himalayan freshwater systems. The fish variety known from the region accounts for roughly 30.8% of India’s total freshwater fish species (1027), 62.8% of total genera (188), and 18.6% of the total endemic species (522). The major fishery in the Himalayas mainly comprises of the rainbow trout, snow trouts, mahseers, loaches, garrids, barils, catfishes, and carps.
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Kunal, K., Garima, Ganie, P.A. (2023). Fishery Resources and Ichthyofaunal Diversity in the Temperate Himalayas. In: Pandey, P.K., Pandey, N., Akhtar, M.S. (eds) Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Temperate Himalayas. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8303-0_2
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