THE EFFECTS OF GASTROINTESTINAL HELMINTH PARASITES INFECTION ON THE CONDITION FACTORS OF FISHES FROM WARRI RIVER SOUTHERN NIGERIA.
WOGU, M.D. AND WOGU, M.N.
ABSTRACT
This study presents the effects of gastrointestinal helminth parasites infection on the condition factor (K) of fishes caught from Warri river, over a period 12 months (June, 2010 to May, 2011). Of 800 fishes (belonging to 56 fresh and brackishwater species) examined during the study, 222 (27.5%) were infected with gastrointestinal helminth parasites belonging to three phyla, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda and Acantocephala. The K values of fishes infected with gastrointestinal helminth parasites ranged from 0.03 to…