Inland Fisheries

4.2.7 Reservoirs of the Cauvery River System

Krishnarajasagar in Mysore and Bhavanisagar, Mettur dam (Stanley reservoir) and Poondi Reservoir in Tamil Nadu are the more important reservoirs in the Cauvery river system. The dominant species of this system are: Puntius dubius, P. carnaticus, P. sarana, P. micropogon, Cirrhinus cirrhosa, C. reba, Labeo kontius, L. calbasu, L. fimbriatus, L. potail, L. porcellus, tor khudree, T. mussulah, Acrossocheilus hexagonolepis, bagarius bagarius, Wallago attu, Mystus punctatus, Silonia childreni, Pangasius pangasius. In addition to the above Catla catla, Labeo rohita, Cirrhinus mrigala, Cyprinus carpio, Osphronemus gorami and Etroplus suratensis have been stocked in many reservoirs of this river system where they have established themselves.