The food and feeding habits of African mud catfish clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822) caught from the wild.
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Author
Ayinla, O.A.Date
1988
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Food and feedigng habits of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822) was studied died using numerical, frequncy of occurrence and volumetric analysis. The three different stages of development of C. gariepinus collected from Olupanna Reservoir in Oyo State of Nigeria were investigated. Phytoplankton was the most important food item of C. gariepinus fingerling, juvenile and adult on the basis of numerical and frequency of occurance methods. Volumetrically insects and insect parts were the most important in the diet of fingerling while the volumes for both phytollankton and fish remains were similar. Fish and fish remains were more important in the diet of juvenile C. gariepinus than the other food items by the volumetric method. Also fish and fish. Remains insect and insect part contributed equally to the diets of C. gariepinus adult and were more important than phytoplankton.Pages
14pp.Publisher or University
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine ResearchSeries : Nr
Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research, Technical Paper: 34