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Molasses spill in the Beas has killed several species of fish, which figure as “nearly threatened” or “vulnerable” in the international list of endangered species. The state’s wildlife wing has identified 10 species of fish which mainly became casualty due to contamination of the river water four days back. Evaluating fish mortality on the basis of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of threatened species, it was found that common snow trout fish falls in the category of “vulnerable” species. It indicates that the species is at a high risk of endangerment in the wild. World over total 1,245 fish species have been categorised as vulnerable.Three species — dwarf river monster (Bagarius bagarius), malhi (Wallago attu) and Chitala chitala — which are also commonly found in the river, fall in the “nearly threatened” category. Internationally, the “nearly threatened” category means that a particular species faces threat of extinction in the near future. The IUCN has placed 548 fish species in this category. Six species, white carp (Cirrhinus mrigala), thaila (Catla catla), rohu (Labeo rohita), giant river cat fish (Sperata seenghala), bagrid catfish (Rita rita) and Indian river shad (Gudusia chapra), which were also killed in great numbers, fall in the category of “least concern”.
Endangered fishes: Vulnerable: Snow trout (Schizothorax richardsonii): Commonly found along the Himalayan foothills, it has witnessed a drastic decline in population due to introduction of exotics, damming and overfishing over the past decade. While in some areas the decline is more than 90 per cent, the overall reduction is inferred to be less than 50 per cent with similar rates predicted in future.
Near threatened: Dwarf river monster (Bagarius bagarius): It is found throughout the Indian subcontinent and harvested heavily in different parts of its range as food fish, for ornamental trade and as sport fish. Chitala chitala: With population decline of 30 per cent across much of its range in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Nepal due to pollution and over-harvesting, the species is assessed as ‘near threatened’.
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