Ichthyofaunal Diversity of Freshwater Perennial Lake at Warangal District, Telangana State, India

Ichthyofaunal studies were undertaken during from June 2018 to May 2020 in the Wardhannapet Freshwater Lake Warangal district, Telangana State, India. Fishes are the valuable source of high grade protein and other organic products. The result revealed the occurrence of 23 sh species belonging to 6 orders, 10 families and 17 genera. The order Cypriniformes was dominant with 10 species, followed by Siluriformes (5species), Channiformes(3species), Perciformes(3species), Osteoglossiformes and Antherniformes (1 species each) were identied. Order wise percentage composition is Cypriniformes (44%), Siluroformes (22%), Perciformes (13%), Channiformes (13%), Osteoglossiformes(4%), and Anthrniformes (4%).The study thus states about the Lake has good potential of sh species and is still in a position to set a good example of conservation and sustainable management.