What is it about?
Hepsetus odoe is a commercially valuable fish and is considered as endemic to Nigeria. The growth patterns and condition factor of Hepsetus odoe from Lake Eleyele, Oyo State were investigated as an aspect of its biology essential for bringing it to culture.
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Why is it important?
This analysis showed significant relationship between the standard length, body weight and stomach weight. The relative condition factor (Kn) calculated ranged from 0.99-2.14 while the mean K value was 1.24. The condition factor fall within the range recommended for freshwater fish species in the tropics.
Perspectives
Writing this article was a great opportunity to collaborate with these co-authors across different disciplines in agriculture. It has widen my scope about importance of fishery in agricultural sector.
Moruf Akintunde
National University of Lesotho
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This page is a summary of: Growth Patterns and Condition Factor of Hepsetus odoe (Bloch, 1794) Captured in Eleyele Lake, Southwest Nigeria, Fisheries and Aquaculture Journal, January 2016, OMICS Publishing Group,
DOI: 10.4172/2150-3508.1000178.
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