Inland Fisheries

4.2.6 Reservoirs of the Krishna River System

Tungabhadra, Nagarjunasagar and Nizamsagar are the important reservoirs of the Krishna river system. The important endemic species are: Labeo fimbriatus, L. calbasu, L. porcellus, L. potail, L. bata, L. boga, L. boggut, Puntius kolus, P. pulchellus, P. dobsoni, P. curmuca, P. sarana, Tor khdree, T. mussulah, Cirrhinus reba, C. fulungee, Osteobrama vigorsii, O. belangeri, Thynnichthys sandkhol, Wallago attu, Mystus aor, M. seenghala, M. punctatus, M. cavasius, Silonia childreni, Eutropichthys goongwaree, Pseudeutropius taakree, Rita pavimentata, Ompok bimaculatus, Bagarius bagarius etc. Puntius kolus, P. pulchellus and Thynnichthys sandkhol dominate in Tungabhadra resrvoir, Anjanapur reservoir and Nizamsagar, respectively. Indian major carps introduced in many reservoirs of the Krishna river system have established themselves. Labeo gonius and L. panguisa also occur, having been introduced along with the Indian major carps, Tor neilli, a sp. of mahseer, is endemic to Tungabhadra and Krishna rivers.