International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies
2014, Vol. 1, Issue 6, Part B
Biomonitoring of Benthic Macroinvertebrates of the Tail Race of Dikhow River, Assam, India
Author(s): Bristi Dutta, Debojit Baruah and S.P. Biswas
Abstract: The present study has been conducted on the tail race of Dikhow River. Five stations have been selected. The main objective of the study was to assess water quality of the river using family biotic index. Ten physicochemical parameters have been recorded per month in five stations during the study period. Macroinvertebrates were also recorded monthly. A total of 12 species (Rhynchobdella sp, Physella sp, Soletelina sp, Gammarus sp, Fenneropenaeus sp, Isotomus sp, Caenius sp, Gomphus sp, Lethocerus sp, Hydrophylus sp, Chaoborus sp, Chironomus sp) of benthic invertebrates’ fauna belonging to 3 phyla (Annelida, Mollusca, Arthropoda), 5 classes (Hirudinea, Gastropoda, Bivalvia, Crustacea, Insecta.) and 13 families (Hirudinidae, Physidae, Anomidae, Gammaridae, Panaediae, Isotomidae, Caenidae, Gomphidae, Belostometidae, Nepidae, Hydrophilidae, Chaoboridae, Chironomidae) were found in the study. Family biotic index values showed poor water quality of the river.
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Bristi Dutta, Debojit Baruah, S.P. Biswas. Biomonitoring of Benthic Macroinvertebrates of the Tail Race of Dikhow River, Assam, India. Int J Fish Aquat Stud 2014;1(6):72-81.
