Fillet yield, length-weight relationship and condition factor of four commercial fish
species including: Protopterus
annectens, Labeo coubie,
Auchenoglanis occidentalis and Mormyrus rume from lower
river Benue Makurdi Nigeria were determined. A
total of 600 fish samples were used, 50 individuals regarding each species for
the period of three months. Fish samples were collected and transported to the
University of Agriculture Makurdi, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
laboratory where data were recorded on: The Total weight (TW), Total
length (TL), Standard length (ST), Visceral weight (VW), Head length (HL),
Weight of bones (WB), Weight of fins (WF) and Weight of fillet (WF) from the
four fish species. Large differences in the fillet yield were observed among
the species studied. Labeo cuobie had
the highest fillet percentage yield (65.51 %) while Auchenoglanis occidentalis had the lowest fillet percentage yield
(56.85 %). There was a linear relationship between fish length and fillet,
also, significant correlation was found between fillet yield and body
measurements (weight and length).
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Hydrobiology |
Journal Section | Articles |
Authors | |
Publication Date | March 14, 2018 |
Submission Date | January 14, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018Volume: 1 Issue: 3 |
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