DISTRIBUTION OF THE FRESHWATER BIVALVES IN THE WATER BODIES OF BHOPAL DISTRICT
Dr. Mukesh Kumar Napit*
ABSTRACT
Different water reservoirs a rivers from the Bhopal district region were surveyed for the biodiversity of bivalves it was observed the there were four major species as Lamelliidens corrianus. Lamellidens marginalls, Parreysia corrugate and Indonaia caeruleus available in the water of Bhopal district region. Beside these species, there was a species of Corbiculid, the Corbicula regularis which was very rare and it being small was not useful for the food value and its shell was also not nacreous, therefore it was not important for the aquaculture. The details of the surveyed places and the availability of the bivalve species in different habitats were accounted .Their ecological biodiversity were studied and the data were prepared.
Keywords: Bivalve, water bodies, Bhopal district region.
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