~ 1062 ~ Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2017; 5(6): 1062-1067 E-ISSN: 2320-7078 P-ISSN: 2349-6800 JEZS 2017; 5(6): 1062-1067 © 2017 JEZS Received: 01-09-2017 Accepted: 04-10-2017 Muhammad Navid Department of Zoology Buner Campus Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan Dr Rakhshanda Sadaf Department of Geology Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan Dr Isma Younas Department of Geography, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Kausar Saeed Department of Zoology Buner Campus Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan Sahibzada Muhammad Jawad Department of Zoology, Islamia College University Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan Abdul Haseeb Department of Zoology, Kohat University of Science and Technology Kohat, KPK, Pakistan Hameed Ur Rehman Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, KPK, Pakistan Naveed Akhtar Department of Zoology Buner Campus Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan Abdur Rab Department of Zoology, Kohat University of Science & Technology, KUST, Kohat, KP, Pakistan Muhammad Idrees Khan Department of Wildlife and Ecology, University of Veternary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. Correspondence Kausar Saeed Department of Zoology Buner Campus Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan River Etai fishes Morphometric characteristic and Physiochemical analysis of water with respect to fish survive in district Shangla, KP, Pakistan Muhammad Navid, Dr Rakhshanda Sadaf, Dr Isma Younas, Kausar Saeed, Sahibzada Muhammad Jawad, Abdul Haseeb, Hameed Ur Rehman, Naveed Akhtar, Abdur Rab and Muhammad Idrees Khan Abstract The present study was conducted toanalyze the physiochemical Parameters of Water and Morphometric characteristic of fishes of River Etai District Shangla, KP, Pakistan. The current study was conducted in six different localities namely Dherai, Serai, Gujar Banda, Jalkhanai, Gir and Kas of river Etai district Shangla in the period of Agust 2016 to June 2016. During the studies 80 specimens of fish were collected. These species were Mastacembelus armatus, Glyptothorax stocki, Gara gotyla, Tor putitora, Schizothorax plagiostomus, Barilius pakistanicus and Channa gachua where their total length was 41cm, 12.5cm, 16.2cm, 15.1cm, 17.3cm, 8.9cm, and 9.2cm respectively. The physiochemical parameters of water were in permissible range and good for fish survival. From the current study it can be concluded that analysis of physiochemical parameters of water and morphometric characteristics of fish fauna of River Etai district Shangla were necessary because morphometric characteristics could be considered as very useful tools in the fisheries research, fisheries management, physiology, ecology and fish health. Keywords: Physiochemical parameters, Morphometric Characters, River etai fishes 1. Introduction The active features of these ecosystems are the result of changes in water levels due to difference of rainfall in the catchment areas. This dynamic brings about changes in fish community structure which are frequently brought about by ecological aspect within the fluvial environment, food availability, species connections and fish movements [1]. Fishes range in size from the very small to the very large adult gobies may be just 8 mm, whereas the whale shark, Rhincodon typus, may reach 12m. Some species lack eyes, scales or fins whereas others are heavily armored or have adaptations for producing sound, electricity or light. Study of spatial and sequential pattern of variety, division and species composition of freshwater, fishes are functional to check factors influence the organization of the fish population [2]. The morphometric variation among stocks be able to make accessible a basis for accumulation structure, and may be applicable for studying short-term, environmentally induced variation geared towards successful fisheries organization [3] . Morphometric measurements are widely used to identify differences between fish populations [4] . The fish scales increases in size proportionally with the increase in length of the fish. In fact, it has been frequently suggested that in many fishes the “scale size and body length” relationship show a curvilinear character throughout their lives. The size of fish is the most important factor which affects the growth and population. It had been concluded that the scale studies can be a valuable tool in investigating system relationship among the species of different genera or families of fishes. By using the characters of fish scales it will be easy to separate the various groups of fishes [5] . Shangla District is located in the Khyber pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is bounded on the east by district Batagram and tribal area of Tor ghar along which the river Indus flows for about 75 km on the west by district Swat, on the south by district Buner and tribal area on Kala Dhaka, and on the north by district Kohistan. Geographically, it is located at 34, 31 to 33°, 08° north latitude and 72, 33 to 73°, 01° east longitudes, at an elevation of 3,164 meters above sea level with a total area of 1,586 square kilometers [6] . The Etai River lies in district Shangla and flow into the Indus River. On east it is bounded by Batagram district and Tor ghar and on the west by Swat, on the south by Buner and Tor Ghar district on north by district Kohistan.