Checklist of Fish Fauna of Four Rice Fields (Beel) in Pirojpur District, Bangladesh

Md. Emdad Hossain, Harun Or Rashid

Abstract: The study was conducted to determine the fish species found in four beels in Pirojpur District, Bangladesh. Samples were collected with the help of local fishermen by using cast net, gill net, push net and traps. During this study period, a total number of 30 fish species were found which belong to 6 orders, 15 families and 21 genera. Order Perciformes was most dominant with 15 species followed by order Cypriniformes with eight species, the order Siluriformes with four species.

Keywords: Beel, Pirojpur, Rice field, Species composition