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Species composition of fish in rice fields of That Phanom District, Nakhon Phanom Province, Northeast Thailand |
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| Title | Species composition of fish in rice fields of That Phanom District, Nakhon Phanom Province, Northeast Thailand |
| Creator | Nattanan Tiengtam Adithepchaikarn Pachanawan, Jirawan Khamtorn |
| Contributor | Division of Fisheries Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Nakhon Phanom University Nakhon Phanom 48000 Thailand |
| Publisher | Mahasarakham University |
| Publication Year | 2560 |
| Keyword | rice fields species composition of fish That Phanom District Nakhon Phanom Province |
| Abstract | Species composition of fish in rice fields of That Phanom District, Nakhon Phanom Province, Northeast Thailand were studied during May - September 2016. From 1,018 collected specimens, totally, 7 orders, 18 families, 31 genera and 38 species of fishes were recognized. The most dominant order is Cypriniformes (18 species, 47.37% of all species) and the next is Perciformes (10 species, 26.32% of all species) and then Siluriformes (4 species, 10.53% of all species). The nine species of air-breathing fishes (Notopterus notopterus, Clarias batrachus, Monopterus albus, Anabas testudineus, Betta smaragdina, Trichopodus trichopterus, Trichopsis pumila, T. vittata, and Channa striata) were found and account for 23.68% of all species. Only one species of alien species Oreochromis niloticus has been collected from the area. This study indicated that the rice fields an important role in maintenance of biodiversity of a local area. |
