Morphometric, meristics and comparative studies of Chrysichthys nigrodigititus (Lacepede) from Lagos Lekki and Badagry Lagoons, Lagos State, south west Nigeria
Morphometric measurements, meristic counts and comparative studies of Chrysicthys nigrodigitatus samples from Lagos, Lekki, and Badagry Lagoons was carried out to determine the amount of variation among the species from the different locations using seven meristic and two morphometric characters. Significant differences were observed only between the headlength (F==14.02; P<00.05), number of anal rays (F=19.9; P<0.05) and of gill raker counts (F=142.0, 160.94; P<0.05). The differences observed in the meristic characters could be attributed to environmental and climatic differences of the three isolated sites and therefore phenotypic rather than genetic. This study is valuable for the selection of quality strains of fish species for aquaculture production
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| Format: | conference_item biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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| Subjects: | Biology, Aquaculture, Nigeria, Lagos, animal morphology, aquaculture development, comparative studies, ecotypes, freshwater fish, meristic counts, morphometry, phenotypic variations, regional variations, selective breeding, Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/21767 |
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