Fish Diversity and Fishing Gears used in the Kulsi River of Assam, India

Abstract

A survey on fish diversity of the Kulsi River, a tr ibutary of the Brahmaputra River was conducted. Thi s small river is particularly important for its residential dolphin population as well as for its high quality of sand. A total of 57 numbers of fish species and five major types of gea rs have been recorded from the Kulsi River.