Title: Feeding Ecology, Length-Weight relationship and Condition Factor of Mugil cephalus (Pisces: Mugilidae; Linnaeus, 1758) From Cross River Estuary, Nigeria
Abstract:This study was conducted to investigate the diet composition, length-weight relationship and condition factor of Mugil cephalus from the Cross River estuary, Nigeria, between May 2009 and July 2009. A...This study was conducted to investigate the diet composition, length-weight relationship and condition factor of Mugil cephalus from the Cross River estuary, Nigeria, between May 2009 and July 2009. A total of 210 freshly caught specimens of Mugil cephalus were collected from the catches of the artisanal fisheries from the Cross River Estuary, Nigeria. Results obtained showed an allometric growth pattern for this fish species with a significant linear relationship given by the equation: TW= 0.0586SL 2.5631 and Log TW = 2.5631LogSL 1.2318 (r 2 = 0.5136, t = 3.768, n = 210, P< 0.05, d.f 208). Variability was observed in the condition factor between months. Mean condition factor highest in May (1.96 ± 0.04) followed by 1.88 ± 0.04 (June) and 1.75 ± 0.05 (July). Mean condition factor (CF) in relation to size class was highest in 10.0 – 12.9 cm size class (2.8 ± 0.02) and lowest in 13.0Read More
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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