Morphometric features and proximate body composition of rocky freshwater prawn (Caridina africana, Kingsley 1882) at Erin-Ijesa waterfalls, Osun State Nigeria
An investigation was conducted on the morphometric features and proximate body composition of rocky freshwater prawn, Caridina africana occurring at Erin-Ijesa Waterfalls in Osun State, Nigeria. The adult prawns were collected at the first layer of the Waterfalls using scoop nets and locally fabricated sieves because of the shallow nature of the water body and tiny size of the species. Morphometric features were measured using measuring board and Vernier calipers while the proximate analysis was determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry in the laboratory. The morphometric variables placed the species correctly into the Infra order Caridea and family Atyidae because the first and second chelipeds were shorter than the remaining three pairs of walking legs. Male prawns were significantly bigger (p<0.05). than the females as revealed in the morphometric features. The proximate analysis showed that C. africana is composed of 58.79% protein, 5.42% lipid, 11.56% carbohydrate, 14.7% ash and 0.21 % crude fibre. The micro-nutrient composition included iron, zinc, copper, nickel and cadmium. The values for these nutrients make the study to suggest that C. africana could be a nutritive food bio-material for humans and other livestock nutrition especially the fin-fish aquaculture programme.
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| Format: | conference_item biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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FISON
2012
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| Subjects: | Biology, Fisheries, Caridina africana, Nigeria, Erin-Ijesa waterfalls, Morphometrics, caridina africana, Proximate composition, Micrinutrient, freshwater environment, Morphometry, Biochemical analysis, Shrimp fisheries, Body conditions, Nutritional requirements, Nutritive value, Lake fisheries, Artisanal fishing, Males, Females, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/38899 |
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