Preliminary survey of parasites of Clarias in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria

Preliminary survey of parasites of Clarias in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria

A total of 160 Clarias lazera were collected with line hood between April and June 1984 from the Niger Delta area and observed for the presence of parasites. The results revealed the presence of three classes of endo-parasites: Trematodes (47%), nematodes (46%) and cestodes (7%). It was found that, the parasites have great affinity for the spleen (34%) and the liver (28.3%). Also, smaller fish habored more parasites than large fish. Though the investigation is still continuing, the study reveals the presence of parasites in Clarias and calls for measures to prevent wide-spread infestation in fish ponds and suggests treatment of infested fish

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Main Author: Alfred-Ockiya, J.F.
Format: conference_item biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 1985
Subjects:Biology, Nigeria, check lists, parasites, Cestoda, Clarias lazera, Nematoda, Trematoda,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/21149
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spelling dig-aquadocs-1834-211492021-06-25T02:50:32Z Preliminary survey of parasites of Clarias in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria Alfred-Ockiya, J.F. Biology Nigeria check lists parasites Cestoda Clarias lazera Nematoda Trematoda A total of 160 Clarias lazera were collected with line hood between April and June 1984 from the Niger Delta area and observed for the presence of parasites. The results revealed the presence of three classes of endo-parasites: Trematodes (47%), nematodes (46%) and cestodes (7%). It was found that, the parasites have great affinity for the spleen (34%) and the liver (28.3%). Also, smaller fish habored more parasites than large fish. Though the investigation is still continuing, the study reveals the presence of parasites in Clarias and calls for measures to prevent wide-spread infestation in fish ponds and suggests treatment of infested fish 2021-06-24T15:52:01Z 2021-06-24T15:52:01Z 1985 conference_item http://hdl.handle.net/1834/21149 en http://fison.org.ng/ application/pdf application/pdf 210-215 http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/3413 424 2011-09-29 17:27:57 3413 Fisheries Society of Nigeria
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topic Biology
Nigeria
check lists
parasites
Cestoda
Clarias lazera
Nematoda
Trematoda
Biology
Nigeria
check lists
parasites
Cestoda
Clarias lazera
Nematoda
Trematoda
spellingShingle Biology
Nigeria
check lists
parasites
Cestoda
Clarias lazera
Nematoda
Trematoda
Biology
Nigeria
check lists
parasites
Cestoda
Clarias lazera
Nematoda
Trematoda
Alfred-Ockiya, J.F.
Preliminary survey of parasites of Clarias in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria
description A total of 160 Clarias lazera were collected with line hood between April and June 1984 from the Niger Delta area and observed for the presence of parasites. The results revealed the presence of three classes of endo-parasites: Trematodes (47%), nematodes (46%) and cestodes (7%). It was found that, the parasites have great affinity for the spleen (34%) and the liver (28.3%). Also, smaller fish habored more parasites than large fish. Though the investigation is still continuing, the study reveals the presence of parasites in Clarias and calls for measures to prevent wide-spread infestation in fish ponds and suggests treatment of infested fish
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topic_facet Biology
Nigeria
check lists
parasites
Cestoda
Clarias lazera
Nematoda
Trematoda
author Alfred-Ockiya, J.F.
author_facet Alfred-Ockiya, J.F.
author_sort Alfred-Ockiya, J.F.
title Preliminary survey of parasites of Clarias in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria
title_short Preliminary survey of parasites of Clarias in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria
title_full Preliminary survey of parasites of Clarias in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria
title_fullStr Preliminary survey of parasites of Clarias in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Preliminary survey of parasites of Clarias in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria
title_sort preliminary survey of parasites of clarias in the niger delta area of nigeria
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