Published on July 2021 | Stream Ecology, Stream Fishes

““STUDIES ON PHYSIOCHEMICAL PARAMETER ANALYSIS DURING SEASONALITY AND DIVERSITY, DISTRIBUTION STATUS OF FRESHWATER STREAMS FISHES IN PALANI HILLS OF SOUTHERN INDIA

Western Ghats, India is a renowned UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the ‘hotspots’ of biological diversity, popularly known as “Great Escarpment of India”. Western Ghats is well known for the rich freshwater fish fauna with a high level of endemism. However, a major part of the faunal diversity of Western Ghats is threatened by human intervention and invasive species during pandemic situation. Hence, knowledge of the diversity and distribution of the fresh water stream fish fauna is essential for designing and implementing conservation strategies. In the present study, small hill streams located within the Latitudinal range of 10.10 N – 10.44 N, Longitudinal range of 77.23 E to 77.68 E within the altitudinal range of 250m – 205 m Mean Level Sea Level (MSL) that flows southeast and Southwest directions covering about 90.5 sq km area from origin were studies physiochemical parameters during and after pandemic situation it affect distributional pattern of freshwater stream fishes in palani hills.