Variety of Icthyofauna Shahid Chandra Shekhar Azad Sagar's Jobat (M.P.)

Lentic water body fish survey Azad Sagar, Jobathas, Shahid Chandra Shekhar, and others have reported finding 36 species in 7 orders, 14 families, and 26 genera. Of the six orders, the order Cypriniformes had the most species—25—followed by the orders Ophiocephaliformes (three species), Perciformes (three species), and Mastabeleformes (two species). The orders Beloniformes and Clupeiformes each had one species. Fishing during the reproductive season, illegal fishing, and overexploitation are all contributing to the rapid decline in fish variety. By stocking different carps in seasonal waters, there is a large chance that fish productivity in this body of water would increase. Reference: Sharma S.*, Siddiqui A., and Dawar B. (2016). Variability in the Ichthyofauna of Shahid Chandra Shekhar Azad Sagar, Jobat, India. Biodiversity Journal. Photon 116, 488–492.