The fish species composition diversity in thi nai lagoon, Binh Dinh province
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the species composition diversity of fish in Thi Nai lagoon. The fish samples were collected every month and classified to species level . The fish species composition in Thi Nai lagoon was diverse, including 95 species, 81 genera in 55 families and 16 orders. On average, each order had 3,44 families, 5,06 genera và 5,94 species; each family had 1,47 genera and 1,73 species; each genus had 1,17 species. Of which, there were 7 species considered as vulnerable species in the Vietnam’s Red Data Book. The fish fauna of Thi Nai is more diverse in order and family level but less abundant in genus and species level than other adjacent faunas. In general, the results of this study offered important data of fish diversity in Thi Nai lagoon to take a part in conserving fish resource in future.