DIET COMPOSITION, FEEDING HABITS AND CONDITION FACTOR OF Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus IN EBONYI RIVER (A TROPICAL FLOOD RIVER SYSTEM), SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA
The investigation for the food, feeding habits and condition factor of Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus in Ebonyi River was on seventy (70) samples. In the stomach of the C. nigrodigitiatus examined, the food items found include: cladocera, copepods, rotifer, diatoms, dinoflagellate, clams, worms, insect...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:844281 2024-09-15T18:41:38+00:00 DIET COMPOSITION, FEEDING HABITS AND CONDITION FACTOR OF Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus IN EBONYI RIVER (A TROPICAL FLOOD RIVER SYSTEM), SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA Uneke Bilikis Iyabo 2014-06-17 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.844281 unknown Zenodo https://zenodo.org/communities/sedinstags https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.844280 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.844281 oai:zenodo.org:844281 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Continental J. Agricultural Science, 8(1), 29-37, (2014-06-17) food feeding habits condition factor Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2014 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.84428110.5281/zenodo.844280 2024-07-26T03:56:18Z The investigation for the food, feeding habits and condition factor of Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus in Ebonyi River was on seventy (70) samples. In the stomach of the C. nigrodigitiatus examined, the food items found include: cladocera, copepods, rotifer, diatoms, dinoflagellate, clams, worms, insect parts, fish scales, sand grains and detritus. The stomach contents of the samples examined revealed that the stomach conditions varied in the following order, those with full stomach contents were 41 (58.6%), partially full stomach contents were 12 (17.1%), partially empty stomach were 8 (11.4%) and empty stomach contents were 9 (12.9%). The condition factor (K) values of C. nigrodigitatus in each month were calculated. The highest value was recorded in September (1.7) while the lowest value was in November (0.6). Overall mean K value for the population sampled was 0.9. This revealed that the stock is in good condition. Based on these findings, C. nigrodigitatus is an “Opportunistic feeder” and a potential species for aquaculture. Article in Journal/Newspaper Copepods Rotifer Zenodo |
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The investigation for the food, feeding habits and condition factor of Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus in Ebonyi River was on seventy (70) samples. In the stomach of the C. nigrodigitiatus examined, the food items found include: cladocera, copepods, rotifer, diatoms, dinoflagellate, clams, worms, insect parts, fish scales, sand grains and detritus. The stomach contents of the samples examined revealed that the stomach conditions varied in the following order, those with full stomach contents were 41 (58.6%), partially full stomach contents were 12 (17.1%), partially empty stomach were 8 (11.4%) and empty stomach contents were 9 (12.9%). The condition factor (K) values of C. nigrodigitatus in each month were calculated. The highest value was recorded in September (1.7) while the lowest value was in November (0.6). Overall mean K value for the population sampled was 0.9. This revealed that the stock is in good condition. Based on these findings, C. nigrodigitatus is an “Opportunistic feeder” and a potential species for aquaculture. |
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DIET COMPOSITION, FEEDING HABITS AND CONDITION FACTOR OF Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus IN EBONYI RIVER (A TROPICAL FLOOD RIVER SYSTEM), SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA |
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DIET COMPOSITION, FEEDING HABITS AND CONDITION FACTOR OF Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus IN EBONYI RIVER (A TROPICAL FLOOD RIVER SYSTEM), SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA |
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DIET COMPOSITION, FEEDING HABITS AND CONDITION FACTOR OF Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus IN EBONYI RIVER (A TROPICAL FLOOD RIVER SYSTEM), SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA |
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DIET COMPOSITION, FEEDING HABITS AND CONDITION FACTOR OF Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus IN EBONYI RIVER (A TROPICAL FLOOD RIVER SYSTEM), SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA |
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DIET COMPOSITION, FEEDING HABITS AND CONDITION FACTOR OF Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus IN EBONYI RIVER (A TROPICAL FLOOD RIVER SYSTEM), SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA |
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diet composition, feeding habits and condition factor of chrysichthys nigrodigitatus in ebonyi river (a tropical flood river system), southeastern nigeria |
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Continental J. Agricultural Science, 8(1), 29-37, (2014-06-17) |
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