Food and feeding habits of Auchenoglanis occidentalis from Lake Akata, Benue State, Nigeria
Average rating
Cast your vote
You can rate an item by clicking the amount of stars they wish to award to this item.
When enough users have cast their vote on this item, the average rating will also be shown.
Star rating
Your vote was cast
Thank you for your feedback
Thank you for your feedback
Date
2013
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
Food and feeding habits of Auchenoglanis occidentalis were analyzed from samples collected between May 2008-April 2009, in Lake Akata. A total of 97 fish specimens were used for the study. The fish specimens used for the study were obtained from fishermen operating on Lake Akata. These fishermen use various fishing gears including hand nets, cast nets and gill nets of various standard mesh sizes (20.2, 25.4, and 30.5mm). Food and feeding habits were investigated using point and frequency of occurrence methods. The seasonal and monthly feeding index were also noted in the stomach contents of Auchenoglanis occidentalis over the period of investigation. The most important food items were Insects, insect larvae, Algae, and Fish scale. The result indicated that Auchenoglanis occidentalis is an omnivore but had a tendency to predate more on insects.Page Range
247-252Publisher or University
FISONConference Name
28th Annual Conference of the Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON)Conference Location
Abuja, NigeriaConference Date
25-29 Nov 2013Collections