DETERMINATION OF THE LENGTH – WEIGHT RELATIONSHIPS AND CONDITION OF TWO FISHES, Ctenopoma peterici AND Oreochromis niloticus FROM A TRANSECT OF IKPOBA RIVER, BENIN CITY, NIGERIA.
OMATSULI, M. O., AJAYI, H. I. AND OBASOHAN, E. E.
ABSTRACT
This investigation analyzed the length-weight relationships of two important food fishes (Ctenopoma peterici and Oreochromis niloticus) from Ikpoba River, Benin City, Nigeria to determine their growth pattern and their condition. The fish samples were sourced from fishermen landings on the river. For each fish sample, length (L) and weight (W) were measured using standard methods. The statistical relationship between these parameters of the fishes was established by using the parabolic equation: W=aLb
while the condition factor was determined using K = 100(W/L3)…