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Fish species composition and morphological descriptions of five dominant families from inland waters of Kebbi state-Nigeria


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Bawaa, D. Y. and S. M. Nurul Amin and Arshad, Aziz and Md Yusoff, Fatimah and Argungu, L. A. (2019) Fish species composition and morphological descriptions of five dominant families from inland waters of Kebbi state-Nigeria. Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research, 3 (1). pp. 1-8. ISSN 2582-3760

Abstract

A study was conducted on fish species composition and morphological features of five dominant fish families from the inland waters of Kebbi state, Nigeria between January and December 2017. Three major fishing communities (Argungu, Sabiyel and Yauri) were selected for the study. Fish samples were qualitatively collected from the commercial landings of the fishermen using gill nets. The analysis of the distribution of fish species were analyzed using Microsoft Excel software In total 18 fish species belonging to 10 families were identified from the inland waters of Kebbi state. Viz: Bagridae, Cichlidae, Claridae, Mormyridae, Citharacidae, Characidae, Mochokidae, Melaptaruridae, Schilbeidae and Cyprinidae. Among the 10 identified families, Bagridae (22.22%) and Mormyridae (16.66%) which accounted for four and three species respectively, were the most dominant families.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Agriculture
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i130024
Publisher: Sciencedomain International
Keywords: Fish species; Morphological features; Inland waters; Kebbi state Nigeria
Depositing User: Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited: 24 Mar 2023 02:48
Last Modified: 24 Mar 2023 02:48
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79912
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