3.2.4.1 River Indus

3.2.4.1 River Indus

          The Indus originates in the northern slopes of the Kailash range in Tibet. It enters Indian Territory in Jammu and Kashmir. The fish fauna of the upper reaches of Indus rivers has not been fully explored because of its inaccessibility. The major fishes in Indus are Schizopygopsis stoliczkee, L. gontius, Rita buchanani, Sisor rhabdophorm, Exostoma stolicizkae, Trichogaster sp and Nemacheilus spp.

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