RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FECUNDITY AND BIOMETRIC INDICES OF THE SILVER CATFISH Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacepede) IN THE CROSS RIVER ESTUARY, NIGERIA

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FECUNDITY AND BIOMETRIC INDICES OF THE SILVER CATFISH Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacepede) IN THE CROSS RIVER ESTUARY, NIGERIA

The relationship between fecundity and biometric parameters of silver catfish, Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus from the Cross River estuary was studied between July and October 2012. A total of 120 gravid female fish were examined. The results show that fecundity of C. nigrodigitatus ranged between 975...

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Main Authors: Victor Oscar Eyo, Albert Philip Ekanem, George Eni, Asikpo Patience Edet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2013-10-01
Series:Croatian Journal of Fisheries
Subjects:
fecundity
c. nigrodigitatus
cross river estuary
biometric parameters
ovary weight
Online Access:http://ribarstvo.agr.hr/articles/75144_ODNOS_PLODNOSTI_I_BIOMETRIJSKIH_INDEKSA_KOD_SREBRNOG_SOMA_Chrysichthys_nigrodigitatus_(Lacepede)_U_ESTUARIJU_RIJEKE_CROSS_U_NIG_hr.pdf

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