~ 1345 ~ Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2017; 5(4): 1345-1346 E-ISSN: 2320-7078 P-ISSN: 2349-6800 JEZS 2017; 5(4): 1345-1346 © 2017 JEZS Received: 21-05-2017 Accepted: 22-06-2017 Khalid Usman Department of Zoology, Hazara University Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Shabina Gul College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Hameed Ur Rehman Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Rukhsana Gul Department of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Khalid Pervaiz Fisheries Research & Training Institute, Government of the Punjab, Lahore Pakistan Hakim Khan Department of Genetics, Hazara University Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Correspondence Khalid Usman Department of Zoology, Hazara University Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Identification of icthyofauna in River Kunhar at Naran site, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Khalid Usman, Shabina Gul, Hameed Ur Rehman, Rukhsana Gul, Khalid Pervaiz, Hakim Khan Abstract The present study was conducted to evaluate Ichthyofauna of River Kunhar at Naran site from March, 2013 to February, 2017. The recorded fish fauna comprising 2 Orders, 2 Families, 3 Genera’s and 5 Species. The identified fish species were Schizothorax plagiostomus, S. esocinus, S. labiatus, Oncorhynchus mykiss and Salmo trutta fario respectively. In the current study Cyprinidae was the richest Family which comprising 3 Species followed by Salmonidae consisting 2 species. From the current study, it is accomplished that aquatic environment of River Kunhar at Naran site is much suitable for cold water fishes. Furthermore, this sit is also affected by tourism load due to its natural beauty. Keywords: Water, Naran, Rivers, Fish, Family, identification, anthropogenic 1. Introduction According to Nelson, fish diversity is more apparent than in their morphology. Fishes range in size from the very small to the very large, adult gobies may be just 8 mm, whereas the whaleshark, Rhincodon typus, may reach 12 m. Some species lack eyes, scales or fins whereas othersare heavily armoured or have adaptations for producing sound, venom, electricity or light [1] . According to Galactos et al, studies of spatial and temporal patterns of diversity, distribution and species composition of freshwater fishes are useful to examine factors influencing the structure of the fish community [2] . Of the around 40,000 types of vertebrates, an aggregate of 21,723 animal types has a place with super class Pisces [3] . Angle constitutes more than a half number of every other vertebrate on the planet. Fishes are the sea-going piokilothermic vertebrates (chordate) with extremities as balances which emerge from the skin. Their body surface is secured with sizes of various sorts [4] . The aim of the current study was to Identification of icthyofauna in River Kunhar at Naran site, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. 2. Materials and Methods 2.1 Fish Collection Fishes were collected from the various river Kunhar at Naran site with the help of a local fishermen’s using various types of catch-up instrument like hand nets, cast nets and hooks from March 2013-Febuary, 2017. After collection proper photographs were taken from different angles for proper identification and then preservation with 10% formalin, since formalin decolorizes the fish color on long preservation. 2.2 Fish Preservation and Identification Collected fishes were preserved and after the preservation these fishes were brought to the Research laboratory for proper identification. Fishes were properly identified in the laboratory by using keys of fish’s identification [5-7] . All the fishes were preserved for longer time off period in a kettle jar by using 10% of formalin solution. 3. Results and Discussion The recorded fish fauna comprising 2 Orders, 2 Families, 3 Genera’s and 5 Species. The identified fish species were Schizothorax plagiostomus, S. esocinus, S. labiatus, Oncorhynchus mykiss and Salmo trutta fario respectively. In the current study Cyprinidae was the richest family which comprising 3 Species followed by Salmonidae consisting 2 species. From the present research, it is concluded that River Kunhar at Naran site are rich in Ichthyofauna