Abstract View
Article Title:
LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP AND CONDITION FACTOR OF THREE COMMERCIAL FISH SPECIES OF RIVER NILE
| Abstract: This study investigated the length - weight relationships and condition factor of three freshwater fishes from the River Nile: Hydeocyon forskalii , Lates niloticus and Labeo niloticus. The results of the length - weight analyses showed that all the three fish species exhibited negative allometric growth pattern with regression exponent (b) values less than (3), while the correlation coefficients (r) obtained which ranged from 0.8964 to 0.9903 revealed a high degree of positive correlation. The analyses also showed that the condition factors (K) of the three fish species were greater than 1 and implied that they were in good physiological condition |
| Keywords: Fish growth, length-weight relationship, condition factor, Hydeocyon forskalii, Lates niloticus, Labeo niloticus |
| Download full paper |
JOURNAL COVER
