On the ecology and explorations of the fisheries of an East African rift valley lake, Part 1: On the bionomics and population structure of Tilapia nilotica Linnaeus 1757 in Lake Baringo, Kenya
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Author
Okorie, O.O.Date
1975
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An ecological survey of the fisheries of Lake Baringo, Kenya was carried out between August, 1972 and August, 1973.The bionomics and population structure of T. nilotica is described. Sampling was done with multifilament gillnets of graded mesh sizes from 51 mm to 178 mm in approximately 12.5 mm increments. The Lake was divided into three sampling and ecologically different zones - the south,central and north zones. The size range of T. nilotica of both sexes caught was between 5 and 27 cm (mode 16 cm) with a mean length of 16.07 cm. For all the collections,males dominated (55.3%) and a higher proportion of males were caught in January, August and November. Thesmallest mature male and female was 9 and 10 cm respectively. Males grow faster and mature at larger sizes than females. 50% of all males and females mature at 17.4 and 16:4 cm respectively.The periods of intense spawning were between August and October and January to April. The Tilapia were feeding best in central and north zones and the feedingintensity was reduced in January. Two endoparasites Contracaecum sp. and Clinostomum sp. were isolated from theTilapia. The "condition" of the fish was better in the north than in the other two zones.Journal
African Journal of Tropical Hydrobiology and FisheriesVolume
4Issue/Article Nr
2Page Range
192-218