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Title
Floodplain fishery of the lower Sondu-Miriu River with emphasis on the Nile perch (Lates niloticus) (Linnaeus) |
Full text
http://hdl.handle.net/1834/1173 |
Date
1994 |
Author(s)
Manyala, J.O. |
Abstract
Experimental beach seine surveys in 1990 in the lower Sondu-Miriu River in Kenya indicate a potential catch rate of up to 59.8 kg ha super(-1) hr super(-1). Lates niloticus dominated the catches in the lower reaches (37.5%), while catches in the upper reaches were dominated by Labeo victorianus, Schilbe mystus and Barbus altianalis. L. victorianus contributed up to 84.8% of the catch in the upper reaches by weight. Catches in the floodplain were dominated by Oreochromis niloticus, O. variabilis and Clarias gariepinus, which contributed more than 50% by weight. The size frequency distribution of L. niloticus suggests that larger specimens occur in the river as compared to the floodplain. - Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute and the European Economic Community |
Subject(s)
Lates niloticus; Labeo victorianus; Schilbe mystus; Barbus altianalis; Oreochromis niloticus; Oreochromis variabilis; Clarias gariepinus; FLOODPLAINS; CATCH COMPOSITION; RIVER FISHERIES |
Language
en |
Publisher
ICIPE SCIENCE |
Type of publication
Conference paper |
Format
275964 bytes; application/pdf |
Identifier
Okemwa, E.; Wakwabi, E.O.; Getabu, A. (Ed.) Proceedings of the Second EEC Regional Seminar on Recent Trends of Research on Lake Victoria Fisheries, NAIROBI : ICIPE SCIENCE, p. 85-92; 9290640789 |
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