Descriptions and articles about the African Carp, scientifically known as Labeo senegalensis in the Encyclopedia of Life. Includes Overview; Comprehensive De. L. senegalensis Valenciennes, BMNH , 1 specimen, Comoé River, Côte d’Ivoire ; BMNH , 1 specimen, Pendjari River, Benin. Labeo senegalensis Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, Taxonomic Serial No.: (Download Help) Labeo senegalensis TSN
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Journal of Aquatic Sciences, 449— This study investigated some aspect of the biology of Labeo coubie Ruppell, and Labeo senegalensis Valenciennes, from lower River Benue between June and September African Journal senegalehsis Biotechnology6— International Journal of Environmental Biology, 2 Please see our brief essay.
The fishes of the various species were separated into male and female using specific features that were peculiar to the different sexes.
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Asian Fisheries Science8 Class Actinopterygii ray-finned fishes. Visit for more related articles at Journal of FisheriesSciences. The length-weight relationship, condition factor, and feeding habits of fish senegaensis were determined. Individual stomach contents were emptied into separate petri-dishes.
Sex ratio observed in this study were same as expected ratio 1: Another aspect of fish biology that needs to be studied for a successful domestication program is the feeding habit of the fish. Length-weight relationship and condition factor of Labeo coubie senegapensis Labeo senegalensis from lower River Benue.
Studies on fish biology are indispensible aspect of sustainable management and conservation of fish biodiversity Solomon et al. Lake and Reservoir Management, 23 A total of fish specimens each of Labeo coubie and Labeo senegalensis were obtained from fishermen at the fish landing sites.
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The length-weight relationship shown in Table 2 reveals isometric growth in male L. It is based on the hypothesis that the heavier the fish of a particular length, the better their physiological condition Bagenal, The fishing gears used by the fishermen in catching the fish includes; traps, seine nets, cast net, gill nets, clap nets, hooks and line, while crafts were basically canoe and calabash. Currently many fish resources in Africa are depleted; inadequate management and unscrupulous practices is threatening aquatic life and natural habitats Adeyemo,there is an urgent need to take appropriate measures to mitigate continuous loss of aquatic lives.
Mean condition factor for all the fishes were greater than one, with the highest value recorded in male L. The biometric parameters measured in this study are shown in Table 1 ; total length of male and female Labeo coubie ranges from Percentages gotten from these two methods were pulled together and the means and standard error determined. However, with the omnivorous food items discovered in the fishes it may also be linked to the good feeding habit employed by the fishes, hence enabling them to utilize available food item within the environment.
Biological Journal of Linnean Society, 45 Pius and Benedicta further stated that the assessment of the stomach content of a fish reduce intra and inter specific competition for ecological niche as it is vital in providing straight forward models of stomach content and feeding dynamics.
This has resulted in significant loss of aquatic lifehabitats destruction and generally reduction in fish yield Adeyemo,Solomon et al. Archives of Polish Fisheries23Pp J of ApplIchth, 20 Analysis of stomach content in L.
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Test for goodness of fit was determined statistically using Chi- square x2 test on sex ratio. Journal of Bangladesh Agricultural University, 9According to Gulland,Sumbuloglu and Sumbuloglu and King,length-weight relationship is an important factor in biological study and their stock assessments of fishes as it literarily describes the functional regime in weight distribution per unit size of sub-population.
Naga iclarm quarterly, 1626 — To cite this page: Length and weight distribution of Labeo coubie and Labeo senegalensis from lower River Benue.
Journal of Animal Ecology1936— Pauly, D, Some simple methods for the assessment of tropical fish stocks. The lengthweight relationship of fish reported in this study reveals isometric growth for majority of the sampled fish groups, meaning that the weight and length of the fish increases at approximately the same rate, hence the negative allometric growth recorded for female L.
Catalogue of Life : Labeo senegalensis Valenciennes,
Four species of this genus senegaleneis largely found in rivers and they includes, Labeo senegalensisLabeo pseudocoubie, Labeo rhohita, and Labeo coubieof these four species recorded in Africa, Labeo coubie is about the most common and can grow to about mm in length and 10kg in weight Idodo-umeh,Ayotunde et al. Sampling time was between 6: Condition factor analysis indicates the suitability of the environment for the species. Summary of the food items of Labeo coubie and Labeo senegalensi.
Okafor et al rightly opined that most commercially important fish species have not been successful cultured on a commercial scale due to insufficient knowledge of the biology of these fishes, hence, in order to cultivate any of these fish species successfully in captivity, a good knowledge of their biology is important. While some stomach contents were identified macroscopically, others were identified microscopically using a light microscope.
Furthermore, Haroon, and Nwani opined that the greater number of guts with food in their study was as a result of both the feeding strategy adopted by the fishes and the abundance of food during senegalendis sampling. Keywords African Carp; River Senegalesnis Length-Weight Relationship; Food and Feeding Habit Introduction In sub Saharan Africa, fishing activity is usually not monitored leading to the excessive use of obnoxious fishing practice and deliberate disposal of toxic and hazardous chemicals into water bodies.
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