Development of fisheries as an industry in the newly-formed State of Telangana could have unwittingly led to diminished numbers of endemic fish species in the region.
The Telangana State Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2023-30, a policy document released by the Telangana State Biodiversity Board (TSBDB) in line with the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Act, 2023, lists a total 11 species of fish as ‘threatened’.
These include one critically endangered species, two endangered, five vulnerable species, and three species for which data is deficient.