Damodar river is one of the most important watersheds in eastern India and also a main tributary of the river Ganga.Fighting an unceasing battle against anthropogenic activities, the piscine world of Damodar river is at stake.Mining, dam construction, industrialisation, overfishing have continuously threatened the fish faunal resources of this river that all along its continuity and all over the vast catchment area has lost its erstwhile wealth.This consolidated work reveals fish faunal diversity, distribution, abundance in this rain- fed river, and also identified natural breeding grounds.It...