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Preumnary Studes on Food and Feedng Habts Ofpolypterus Nducherand Polypterus Senegaws N• Lake Chad Preliminary studies on food and feeding habits of Polypterus endlicheri and Polypterus senegalus in Lake Chad Item Type conference_item Authors Raji, Aminu; Saidu, Armed K.; Maryam, Ahmed T. Download date 02/10/2021 19:40:14 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/1834/19123 PREUMNARY STUDES ON FOOD AND FEEDNG HABTS OFPOLYPTERUS NDUCHERAND POLYPTERUS SENEGAWS N• LAKE CHAD BY AMINU RAJI; ARMED K SAIDU; AHMEI) T. MARYAM. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF FRESHWATER FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY BAGA ABSTRACT The food and feeding habits of Polyprerus cncllicherj and Polypterus senegalus was carried out in the months of September to October. The food of 33 Polypierus endlicheri as observed include Tilapia species (89.3%), Eutropius niloticus (28.6%), Mayfly nymph (39.3%), Dragon fly larva (56.6%) fish remains (21.4%) and detritus (7.1%). The food of27 Polypterus senegalus as observed include Tilapia sp (88.4%), Eutropius niloticus (27.9%), may fly nymph (23.3%), Dragonfly nymph (34.9%) remains (21.1%) detritus (23.3%). The percentage occurrence of food item found in the stomach of Polypterus endlieheri is 93.3% while that of Polyprerus senegalus is 67.4%. The dominance of Tilapia sp was establish in the study, and there is no significant difference between the feeding habit of Polypterus endlicheri and Polyprerus senegalus. INTRODUCTION Much of our current understanding of the relationship between fish and its environment but autecology's production and ecological role of fish also to provide answers to the practical problems, populations is derived from studies of the diet based which arise in relation to human exploitation. on analysis of stomach contents. Feeding is one of the essential functions of any organisins, growth, Considerable biologicalstudies have been development and reproduction all take place at the undertaken and documented on some wild but expense of energy, which isavailable in the economically important tropical families in Lake organism derived from the food they eat. Chad e.g. It is an established fact that animals including fish No such detailed and studies have been carried out perforni differently on different types of fbod. Fish on Polypteridae. under the most favorable environmental conditions will function and grow well if they get right quality The limited available biological information on and quantity of food. J'oiypterus species in the wild by Holden (1963) was not enough. The aims and objectives of this The type of food found in an area influences the project work are to determine the type of food distribution, abundance and rate of growth of the takcii by Polypterus endlicheri_andPolypterus fish. Knowledge of the food of fish is very senegalus found in Lake Chad and also to study important not only for the understanding of the the degree of overlap in terms of food between the 186 two-sypatric species. country at a distance of about 230km from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital city,lies MATERIAL S AND METHODS between Lat. 12018i3048 N and Long. A total number of sixty specimens of genera 13°18ç E 14°48c B, covering about 6660km2 'when the lake stabilizes at normal size of the lake Polypterus were worked on from the catches of has been greatly subject to the influence of rainfall local fishernien with the use of Malian trap and and volume of water flowing the major rivers that longlines at the Dumba fishing village on the shore feed thebasin (butitisbelieved that the of the Lake Chad between the periods of September hydrological condition of the lake has improved to October. within the past one decade). The fish were broughttothe College Fish Lake Chad is among the richest fishing grounds in Processing' Laboratory where the morphornetric the world and the Chad fisheries (comprising also measurements were taken. They were then the lower reaches of the Chari and the Logone weighed individually with the aid of beam balance. with their flood plains as well as minor rivers The fish were dissected using dissecting sets, their flowing into the lake) constitute one of the most gut length was measured and the stomach contents important inland fisheries in Africa. of the fish species were examined. There have been considerable studies on many In analyzing the food the abundance of various aspects of the fisheries of Lake Chad as an entity food items that were found in the stomach of these or parts in the four countries (Chad, Nigeria, fish was studied. The condition factor was Carneroon and Niger) that share the Lake. calculated according to Bagenal and Tesch, (1978). Neiland (1990) presents a considerable review of the available research materials on the fisheries of K 100W the lake from pre 1960 to 1989. He revealed that out of the 194 research works within the period, Where K =conditionfactor 26% were on the biology of the specific fish W weight in gramine L length in centimeter species. 14% each were on general works and fish resources and production while 12, 9, 8 and 1% DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDYAREA were on fisheries ecology, fishing practices and Lake Chad present a large expanse of eutrophic technology processing and post harvest and water body with tremendous livingaquatic sociology/anthropology, respectively. Details of resources that play significant roles in the socio some of these works are also contained in economic lives of the individuals and communities the publication ofNeiland (1991). within and outsideitsimmediate regions of location. The Lake lies within a semi arid RESULTS AND DISCUSSION environment between Lat. 12° 14020N and long. A total of 60 fish comprising of 33 spedmens of 13°15° 30E where water constitutes the most Polypterus endlicheri and 27 Polypterus limiting resource to development including food senegalus were examined.Appendix 1 and 2 production. The Nigerians share of the lake, show the weight of fish in grains, the length in situated in the extreme North-East zone of the centimeter. and the condition factor (k). 187 23 .3%mayfly nymph 23.3%, Detritus 23.3% and The average weight of Poljpterus endlicheri is fishremains 21.1%. 255.67gwhilethat of Polypterus senegalus is 38.22g and theaverage condition factor of From the result above, it can be seen that Tilapia Polvpierus senegalusis0.96 while that of from the main food item of Polypterus endlicheri Polypterus senegalusis0.79 and condition factor is in Lake Chad, whereas the work of Shotter and higher in Povpierus senegalus, this might be as a Medaiyedu (1977) on the same fish in River result of the bigger size of Polypierus endlicheri. G-alma, Zaria reported that Barbus species forms When the condition factor is1 or nearer to 1, it the highest food items followed by Schilbe means that the fish are in good condition. mystus,Tilapia species, Heinichromis bii-nacutalus and Syndontis species respectively. Table I shows that list of food items found in the stomach of Polypierus endlicheri. Out of 33 These differences in food preferences may be due specimens of Polypterus endlicheri only 3 have to habitat, that is Lake and River, availability of empty stomach. certain type of food in the habitat. However, the Polypterus endlicheri seem toshare the preference for Synodontis with Polypterus birchir The various food items found in the stomach of lapradel as reported by Holden (1963) in Sokoto Polypterus endlicheri. in terms of number are River. Tilapia constitutingthehighest food item encountered instomach 89.3% followed by Comparing the food of Polypterus endlicheri and dragonfly nymp 53.6%.mayflynymph39.3%, Polypterus senegalus, it can be seen that they have Eutropius niloticus28.6%, fish remains 21.4% the same food preferences, which mean there and detritus 7.1%. should be competition between them since they are sympatric. However, a subjective observation in tenns of weight shows that Tilapia constitute the highest However, the account of the fishermen that followed by Eutropius, fish remain, dragonfly catches thefishindicatesthat Polyplerus nymph, mayfly nymph and detritus. senegalus are found close to the shore while P013pterus endlicheri are caught mainly offshore, Table 2 shows the various food items found in the thus utilizing the food in different zones of the stomach of Polypterus senegalus in terms of lakes. nurnber these are Tilapia 88.4%, dragonfly nymph 34.9%. Eutrolpius 27.9%. mayfly nymph CONCLUSION Preliminary studies on food and feeding habits of These fishspecies were observed tobe Polypterus species was examined.Thirtythree carnivorous predators feeding mainly on other specimens of Polypterus endlicheri with average fish species like Tilapia and Eutrolpius niloticus weight of 255.67gand27 Polyplerus senegalus insect larvae and detritus respectively. with average weight of 3 8.22g were worked on. Polypterus endlicheri found in Lake Chad -feed 188 chiefly on Tilapia sp while tho found in the River type of food, there is no competition between feed mainly on Barbus sp. them because Polypterus senegalus are found close to the shore and Polypterus endlicheri are Even though, Polypterus endlicheri and Polypterus found offshore. senegalus found in Lake Chad feed on the same Table 1: The type and frequency of occurrence of the identifiable food items found on the stomach of Polypterus endlicheri from Lake Chad. =Percentageof total number of stomachs with identifiable food items ITEMS TOTAL NO. OF % TOTAL NO. FOOD ITEMFOUND FOUND FISH SPECiES TILAP1A 25 33.78 Eutropius niloticus 8 10.81 INSECTS dragonfly nymph 15 20.27 Mayfly nymph 11 14.86 OTHER ITEMS fish remains 6 8.10 Detritus 2 2.70 Table 2: The type and frequency of the identifiable food items found in the stomach of Pplterus sene.galus from Lake Chad. =Percentageof total number of stomachs with identifiable food items. JTEMS TOTAL NO. OF % TOTAL N FOOD ITEM FOUND FOUND Tilapia 38 47.50 Eutropius niloticus 12 15 NSECTS dragonfly nymph 15 18.75 Mayfly nymph 10 12.5 OTHER ITEMS fish remains 10 12.5 Detritus 0 Table 3: Mean,weight,mean length and mean condition factor of Polypterus endlicheri and Polypterus senegalus.
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