Fish species composition and morphological descriptions of five dominant families from inland waters of Kebbi state-Nigeria
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 qu...
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| author | Bawaa, D. Y. S. M. Nurul Amin Arshad, Aziz Md Yusoff, Fatimah Argungu, L. A. |
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| description | 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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| spelling | upm-799122023-03-24T02:48:37Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79912/ Fish species composition and morphological descriptions of five dominant families from inland waters of Kebbi state-Nigeria Bawaa, D. Y. S. M. Nurul Amin Arshad, Aziz Md Yusoff, Fatimah Argungu, L. A. 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. Sciencedomain International 2019 Article PeerReviewed 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 https://journalajfar.com/index.php/AJFAR/article/view/58 10.9734/ajfar/2019/v3i130024 |
| spellingShingle | Bawaa, D. Y. S. M. Nurul Amin Arshad, Aziz Md Yusoff, Fatimah Argungu, L. A. Fish species composition and morphological descriptions of five dominant families from inland waters of Kebbi state-Nigeria |
| title | Fish species composition and morphological descriptions of five dominant families from inland waters of Kebbi state-Nigeria |
| title_full | Fish species composition and morphological descriptions of five dominant families from inland waters of Kebbi state-Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Fish species composition and morphological descriptions of five dominant families from inland waters of Kebbi state-Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fish species composition and morphological descriptions of five dominant families from inland waters of Kebbi state-Nigeria |
| title_short | Fish species composition and morphological descriptions of five dominant families from inland waters of Kebbi state-Nigeria |
| title_sort | fish species composition and morphological descriptions of five dominant families from inland waters of kebbi state-nigeria |
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