| Chandloi River is a small, semi-perennial left bank tributary of Chambal River. Its location is 25.23 Latitudinal and 75.99 Longitudinal near Kota City, Rajasthan, India. Fish biodiversity includes all unique species, their habitats and interaction between them. The ichthyofaunal diversity was studied in a segment of Chandloi River (from its origin up to Kaithoon village, district Kota, Rajasthan) for a period of three years from July 2017 to June 2020. In the period of present study, a total of 16 species of fishes were recorded - 7 species of order Cypriniformes, 5 species of Siluriformes, 2 species of Anabantiformes, 1 species of Cichliformes and 1 species of Synbranchiformes. Among these Ichthyofauna Cypriniformes was found as the dominant group throughout the study period. Order Cypriniformes (44%) was dominated over Siluriformes (31%), Anabantiformes (12.5%), Cichliformes (6%) and Synbrachiformes (6%). Some of the parasites found during the study on few fishes. The parasites mainly belong to Protozoa, Ciliophora, Arthropoda and Platyhelminthes group. Heavy infection is observed in gills, fins and skin.
Keywords: Chadloi River, Cypriniformes, Siluriformes, Anabantiformes, Cichliformes, Synbranchiformes, Semi-perennial, Ichthyofaunal Diversity.
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