FOOD AND FEEDING HABITS OF SOME FISH SPECIES IN OGUN STATE COASTAL ESTUARY, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA

Autor:	F. I. Adeosun, EO Adekoya, Isaac Tunde Omoniyi, A. O. Agbon, W. O. Abdul, O. S. Olowe
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	Schilbe Hepsetus odoe biology Mugil Synodontis Lacerta Zoology Tilapia zillii biology.organism_classification Sardinella maderensis Mystus
Zdroj:	Journal of Agricultural Science and Environment. 16:61-74
ISSN:	2315-7453 2277-0755
Popis:	The food and feeding habits of eight (8) fish species Elops lacerta, Chrysichthys auratus, Schilbe mys-tus, Sardinella maderensis, Synodontis schall, Hepsetus odoe, Tilapia zillii and Mugil cephalus in Ogun estuary, Ogun State, Nigeria were studied and estimated for six months, between February and July, 2014. A total of 470 fishes were randomly collected from the commercial fishermen during the study. Results from the stomach contents analysed using frequency of occurrence and numerical methods showed that S. mystus, E. lacerta, S. maderensis, H. odoe, S. schall, T. zillii, M. cephalus and C. auratus were predators, piscivores, herbivores, piscivores, omnivores, herbivores, herbivores and omnivores respectively while H. odoe and S.mystus partly fed on E. lacerta and T. zillii respec-tively. The Diet Breadth (D) ranged from 0.76 to 0.88 and the percentage Gut Repletion Index (GRI), a reflection of frequency of feeding, ranged between 60-100%.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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