Authors : Ibrahim Baba Usman
Abstract: Length-weight Relationship (LWR) of 962 specimens of Auchenoglanis occidentalis inhabiting Kontagora reservoir were studied. The fish specimens were captured using experimental gill nets at three sampling sites on the reservoir between January-December, 2007. The parameters a and b of the length-weight relationship W = aLb and the condition factor (cf) = 100W/L3 were determined for the species. The mean cf value was 1.95. The b value was 3.292 which indicates a positive allometric growth with the variation in the body weight correlating with changes in the length.
Ibrahim Baba Usman , 2012. Length-Weight Relationships of Auchenoglanis occidentalis (Fam:Bagridae) in Kontagora Reservoir, Niger State, Nigeria. Journal of Fisheries International, 7: 16-19.