江西赣江源自然保护区地处武夷山脉南端。2007年11月和2008年5月,对保护区鱼类资源进行实地调查。调查发现保护区内野生淡水鱼类共计16种,隶属于4目8科15属,以鲤形目鲤科鱼类为主,多为山区溪流小型鱼类。鱼类物种多样性在空间分布上有所不同,低海拔处鱼类种类较高海拔处丰富;其多样性在时间上夏季高于冬季。
Gangjiangyuan Nature Reserve is located in the south reach of the Wuyi Mountain range.The fish fauna of mountain streams in the nature reserve was investigated in November 2007 and May 2008,respectively.A total of 16 species,belonging to 4 orders,8 families,15 genera,were collected.The fishes of Cyprinidae were the main component in the fish fauna of the reserve.A comparison of species biodiversity had been made among the sampling sites.The results indicated that the diversity of fish species in the low altitude was more than that in the high altitude.Moreover,fish species diversity was higher in summer than in winter.