S.B, Ekanem (2000) Some reproductive aspects of chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacepede) from cross river, Nigeria. Naga The ICLARM Quarterly, Vol.23 (1). pp. 24-28. ISSN 0116-290X
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Between May and October 1990, fecundity, egg size and condition factor of Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacépède) in the Cross River, Nigeria, were studied. The fecundity (F) of this population varied from 3 046 eggs (total length, L=28.5 cm) to 28 086 eggs (L=64 cm). A mean relative fecundity of 231 eggs/cm or 13 eggs/g of fish was obtained for this population. The fecundity of this population can be estimated with the formula F=2.511 ·L 2.30 or F=52.893 ·W 0.78, total length being in cm and weight (W) in g. The mean egg diameter of this population varied from 0.65 mm to 3.54 mm. Condition factor (CF) of the population varied from 0.24 to 1.34 with 0.977 as the mean; 52.8% had CF higher than the mean and 47% had CF above unity. Smaller fish in this population were in better condition than bigger ones. The egg size and condition factor obtained in this study are evidence that the Cross River population of C. nigrodigitatus can provide excellent broodstock.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Population, Length-Weight Relationship, Breeding, Species, Fishing Methods, Fishers, Seine Nets, Hooks and Lines, Value, Fish, Lagoon |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Chitti Babu ICSF |
| Date Deposited: | 25 May 2022 04:29 |
| Last Modified: | 25 May 2022 04:29 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/13380 |
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