Ichthyofaunal diversity of Adhartal pond and Robertson Lake of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

The present study was conducted to assess Ichthyofaunal diversity of two lentic water bodies namely Adhattal and Robertson Lake of Jabalpur during September 2022 to February 2023 to.Total 16 fish species belonging to 16 genera, 09 families and 06 orders recorded from Adhartal Pond.The order Cypriniformes was dominant with 06 fish species, followed by the order Siluriformes 04 fish species, Perciformes 02 fish species, Channiformes 02 fish species, Osteoglossiformes 01 fish species and Anguilliformes with 01 fish species.On the other hand, in Robertson Lake 20 fish species belonging to 20 genera, 09 families and 6 orders were recorded.The order Cypriniformes was the dominant with 09 fish species, followed by the order Siluriformes 05 fish species, Perciformes 02 fish species, Chranniformes 02 fish species, Osteoglossiformes 01 and Angulliformes with 01 fish species.Maximum fish diversity of Simpson's Diversity Index and Shannon-wiener Index were recorded in Robertson Lake (0.939) and (2.824) respectively.Presence of carp like Catla-catla, Labeo rohita, Cirrihina mrigala and Silver carp showed good productive grounds for fish culture practice in Robertson Lake.