Gut Contents of Parachanna obscura Gunther 1861, in Eleyele Lake, Southwest Nigeria: A Possible Indicator of Food and Feeding Habit

Abstract

Parachanna obscura is a monetarily huge freshwater fish with capability for enlistment into aquaculture in Nigeria. statistics at the nourishment and inspiring propensities for fish in the wild is a prelude to hold it to lifestyle but such is proper now uncommon for P. Obscura. therefore, this examination explores the intestine morphometric parameters and intestine substance of P. Obscura in Eleyele Lake. 688 examples were acquired from fisher's catch fortnightly for 2 years. Relative gut duration (RLG), Gastro-Somatic Index (GaSI), intestine Fullness and gut Contents evaluation had been resolved maintaining popular strategies. facts have been investigated making use of unmistakable and inferential measurements at α0.05. vital connection emerge as seen among gut period and whole body duration (r = 0.513, p<0.05). additionally, RLG, come to be maximum noteworthy in length accumulating 12.1 – 15.0cm and least in duration collecting forty .1 – forty five.0cm for each genders. GaSI established higher pace of encouraging among guys (1.70±0.46 – 5.25±1.08) than the girl (1.forty four±0.19 – four.32±2.50). Void guts were higher among November to December and February to March in guys and July, September and October in lady. in any case, entire guts crested in can also for both genders. Fish (forty nine.22%) installed the big nourishment things inside the intestine. gut substance exam exposed P. Obscura as a meat eater and astute feeder.