Food and feeding habits of Synodontis nigrita from the Osun River, SW Nigeria

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cg.contributor.affiliationOlabisi Onabanjo University
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.description.themeAquacultureen_US
cg.identifier.statusOpen access
cg.identifier.urlhttp://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/naga26-4/pdf/naga-26-4-article5.pdf
cg.identifier.worldfish1718
cg.subject.agrovocfish
cg.subject.agrovocresearch
dc.creatorOlojo, E.A.A.
dc.creatorOlurin, K.B.
dc.creatorOsikoya, O.J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-01T14:20:53Z
dc.date.available2019-01-01T14:20:53Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractAn investigation was conducted into the food and feeding habits of Synodontis nigrita from the Osun River near Epe, Lagos, Nigeria. The food items in the stomach of the S. nigrita covered a wide spectrum, ranging from various types of plankton to invertebrates and plants. A seasonal variation was also noted in the stomach contents of S. nigrita over the period of investigation. The predominant food items found in the stomach were Polycystis spp., Closterium spp., Oedogonium spp., plant tissues, insect parts and detritus. This suggests that S. nigrita is an omnivore.
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dc.identifiernaga-26-4-article5.pdf
dc.identifier.citationNAGA 26(4): 21-24
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/2199
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWorldFish
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.sourceNAGA
dc.titleFood and feeding habits of Synodontis nigrita from the Osun River, SW Nigeria
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.bibliographicCitationOlojo, E.A.A.; Olurin, K.B.; Osikoya, O.J. (2003). Food and feeding habits of Synodontis nigrita from the Osun River, SW Nigeria. NAGA 26(4): 21-24
worldfish.location.areaAfrica

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