Species diversity and distribution of fish in Nakhon Nayok river, Nakhon Nayok Province
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This study aimed to investigate the species diversity and distribution of fish in the Nakhon Nayok river, located in Nakhon Nayok Province, Thailand. Fish samples were collected on two occasions, in March (dry season) and October (wet season) 2020, from three sampling stations: Muang District, Banna District, and Ongkaraq District. The sampling was conducted using gillnets with eight different mesh sizes: 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5.5, 6, 7, and 9 centimeters. A total of 437 individual fish were collected and classified into 10 orders, 18 families, 27 genera, and 31 species. The most abundant family was Cyprinidae, comprising 7 species (23 % of the total). Following closely was the family Labeonidae, with six (6) species (19 %). Channidae and Notopteridae were represented by two (2) species each (6 %). Furthermore, additional species from various families were identified, with each family contributing one (1) species (3 % of the total). These species include Anabantidae, Helostomatidae, Osphronemidae, Xenocypridae, Danionidae, Syngnathidae, Mastacembelidae, Buthidae, Pristolepidae, Ambassidae, Clariidae, Pangasiidae, Bagridae, and Belonidae. In Ongkharak district, in which contains the highest number of fish species, totaling 22 species with a combined count of 186 individuals, Banna District found the number of fish in 13 species, 168 individuals, and Banna District found the number of fish in 12 species, 83 individuals respectively. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN), out of the identified species, 20 were categorized as Least Concern (LC) while two species fell into the category of Data Deficient (DD). Additionally, one species was classified as Vulnerable (VU) and Near Threatened (NT). The calculated indices for fish diversity in the study area yielded that the diversity index was determined to be 0.84±0.41, the richness index was 1.85±0.83, and the evenness index was 0.61±0.15.
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