Jiribam, the Ornamental Fishes’ Hot Spot Zone Of Manipur, India

Abstract

An investigation on the ornamental fish species availability was carried out in the Jiribam sub division, Imphal east district, Manipur, India. All the possible areas were surveyed and many experts were interacted. Out of the total 139 ornamental fishes found in the state of Manipur, 61 were recorded from Jiribam alone which comprise ~44 %. Therefore, we can categorize Jiribam as one of the hot spots of ornamental fishes in Manipur. The total 61 species belonged to 22 families and 7 orders. 42 species were recorded as threatened species and 3 species are endemic.