FOOD, FEEDING HABITS AND CONDITION FACTORS OF Macrobranchium vollenhovenii IN CROSS RIVER BASIN (NDIBE BEACH) AFIKPO, EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA
| Main Author: | Uneke Bilikis Iyabo |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
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, 2014
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/818573 |
Daftar Isi:
- A total of one hundred and three (103) prawn (Macrobranchium vollenhovenii) samples were collected from Ndibe beach in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi state which is composed of 21 prawns from the month of September, 20 prawns for the months of October, 34 prawns for the month of November and 24 prawns for the month of December. The feeding capacity of M. vollenhovenii varied with time, highest in October with full stomach (28.5%) were observed and the lowest (8.3%) were observed in December. Plankton was the highest food such as cladocers, copepoda, diatoms (brown algae) and dinoflagellates. Others were also identified such as sand grains, macrophytes, insect parts, palm flesh and shell. The overall monthly condition factor values in the abundance of the M. vollenhovenii species indicate an increase in the condition factor of the total length of prawn length from the month of September to December. More especially for the month of November which had the highest condition factor values of 3.98. M. vollenhovenii exhibits different feeding habits and may be considered as euryphagous.