Investigation of Fish Resources in Xiping County,Zhumadian
In order to understand the fish resources in Xiping County,Zhumadian City,Henan Province,the Henan Provincial Fish Resources Survey Team conducted a four-day fish resources survey in Xiping County from July 28 to 31,2021.A total of 39 species of fishes were collected during the survey,belonging to 5 orders,11 families,and 29 genera.The Cypriniformes,the highest-species order,had 27 fishes.Furthermore,the species of subfamily Acheilognathinae was rich,with 8 species collected.The fishes mainly inhabit the benthic and middle-upper layers of water;the main types of habitats are stream-dwelling and still water-dwelling;the majority of fish-es produce demersal eggs,adhesive eggs,or spawn inside clams;the diet is mainly carnivorous and omnivorous,with fewer herbivorous and filter-feeding fish species;according to the theory of fishes faunal assemblages,the fishes in Xiping County are mainly composed of the Chinese Plain faunal assemblage and the Early Tertiary faunal assemblage.This study comprehensively analyzed the characteristics and current conditions of fish resources in Xiping County and proposed relevant suggestions for local fish resource conservation.
Fish resourcesspecies compositionecological typeXiping County