Effects of sub-lethal concentrations of corexit 9500® dispersant on growth and condition factor of juvenile Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822), Rivers state, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-121
Author(s):  
K.N.O. Bob-Manuel ◽  
A. Ugbomeh ◽  
O. Taylorharry
Keyword(s):  
Condition Factor ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Clarias Gariepinus ◽  
Corexit 9500 ◽  
Fish Breeding ◽  
Toxicant Concentration ◽  
Breeding Grounds ◽  
Test Organisms ◽  
Test Treatments ◽  
Rivers State

The effects of sub-lethal concentrations of Corexit 9500 on growth and condition factor of juveniles of Clarias gariepinus was investigated after 21days, in 2018. 160 fishes were used as test organisms with a loading of 10/treatment and were exposed to 0.00, 0.0125, 0.025 and 0.05 ml/L concentrations of Corexit 9500. Treatments were in triplicate and Complete Randomised Design was adopted. The growth in length and weight of C. gariepinus was significantly higher in the control than the test treatments (P<0.05). The increase in weight of the control was significantly different from the three treatments. Temperature was not significantly different (P>0.05); however, the DO of control was significantly higher (P < 0.05) than that of the treatments, with the lowest DO in the 0.05ml/l treatment. pH was acidic for all treatments including the control but was more acidic with increasing concentration of Corexit 9500. The pH value for each treatment was significantly different (P<0.05). The conductivity was significantly different from each other (P<0.05) with higher values at the 0.025 ml/L concentrations. The condition factor (K) decreased with increasing toxicant concentration and was significantly different (P<0.05) at 0.0125ml/L and at Weeks 2 and 3 of 0.05 ml/L. Corexit 9500 dispersants should be appropriately assessed before deployment, and their use near fish breeding grounds should be avoided. Key words: Clarias gariepinus, dispersant, growth, physicochemical parameters, sub-lethal

scholarly journals Histo-toxicity of Corexit 9500 Dispersant on Gill and Liver of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822)

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
O. Taylorharry ◽  
A. P. Ugbomeh ◽  
K. N. O. Bob-manuel
Keyword(s):  
Clarias Gariepinus ◽  
Gill Lamella ◽  
Central Vein ◽  
Range Finding ◽  
Corexit 9500 ◽  
Port Harcourt ◽  
Test Organisms ◽  
Test Treatments ◽  
Hepatic Lesions ◽  
The University

The aim of this study was to assess the chronic toxicity of Corexit 9500 on histology of liver and gill of juveniles of Clarias gariepinus. Range finding tests were conducted over a 96-hr period after acclimatization of the test organisms in the C.P. Powell laboratory in the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The test organisms 10/treatment were exposed to the following concentrations of Corexit 9500; 0.00 ml/L, 0.0125 ml/L, 0.025 ml/L and 0.05 ml/L in triplicate. Liver and gill were excised from fish every week for histological assay using standard methods. The LC50 at 96 hrs was 0.115 ml/L. The growth in length and weight of C. gariepinus was significantly higher in the control than the test treatments (p<0.05). Hyperplasias, necrosis of epithelial cells, inflammation of the secondary gill lamella and hypertrophic primary gill lamella were observed in the exposed gills. Hepatic lesions in the liver tissues of the fishes exposed to Corexit 9500 were characterized by hyperplasia, narrowing of the central vein and vacoulations. The alterations observed in the liver and gill tissues indicated that Corexit 9500 may have interfered with transamination and metabolic processes, with the possibility of affecting the physiological functions of the fish in an aquatic environment.

scholarly journals The occurrence of Contracaecum sp. larvae (Nematoda : Anisakidae) in the catfishClarias gariepinus (Burchell) from Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe

2004 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Barson
Keyword(s):  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Condition Factor ◽  
Clarias Gariepinus ◽  
Parasite Prevalence ◽  
Body Cavity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Nematode Parasites ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Third Stage ◽  
Males And Females

Clarias gariepinus were collected from Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe, and examined for nematode parasites from November 2000 to May 2002. Of the 202 specimens collected, 42.6 % were infected with third-stage larvae of Contracaecum sp. in the body cavity. The intensity of the infection was 1-7 worms per fish (mean intensity = 2.2). Seasonal variation in the prevalence of the parasite was not obvious and there was no significant difference in the prevalence of infection between males and females (c2 = 2.228; P > 0.05). No significant relationship between host size and prevalence was established. There was also no significant relationship between intensity and the body condition factor (r = 0.11; P > 0.05). The low parasite prevalence may have been caused by the disruption of the infection cycle since piscivorous birds, which are the final hosts of the parasite, do not feed on C. gariepinus in Lake Chivero.

scholarly journals Length-weight relationship and condition factor of Clariid fish species in Kano Rivers, Kano State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-139
Author(s):  
I. O. Suleiman ◽  
G.N. Akpa ◽  
P. I. Bolorunduro
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Condition Factor ◽  
Clarias Gariepinus ◽  
Water System ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Weight Relationship ◽  
Tropical Water ◽  
Fish Samples ◽  
Heterobranchus Longifilis ◽  
State Body

Fish found in natural tropical and sub-tropical water system experience frequent growth fluctuations. The study was conducted to determine the length-weight relationship and condition factor of Clariid species (Clarias gariepinus, Heterobranchus longifilis and Synodontis clarias) in Kano state of Nigeria. About 177 fish samples were collected from six rivers (Thomas, Ghari, Tiga, Duddurun-Gaya, Karaye and Bagwai) across the length and breadth of Kano state. Body weight (BW=248.48g), total length (TL=32.74cm) and standard length (SL=26.16cm) were determined. The length-weight relationship and condition factors were also determined. The condition factors showed varying degree of well-being of fish sampled from their habitat, and ranged from K = 0.37 to 0.89. The equation for the lengthweight relationship for the three strains is: C. gariepinus = -329.86+17.56TL, H. longifilis = -241.49+14.28TL and C. clarias = -428.51+22.72TL. Body weight and length had positive and significant relationship (r = 0.73 TL; r = 0.75 SL).

scholarly journals Growth pattern of three species of Mullets (Pisces: Mugilidae) in Sombreior River, Rivers State, Niger Delta, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Eyina Dienye ◽  
Olaniyi Alaba Olopade
Keyword(s):  
Fish Species ◽  
Growth Pattern ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Condition Factor ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Biological Information ◽  
Allometric Growth ◽  
Good State ◽  
Abiotic And Biotic Factors ◽  
Rivers State

Length-weight relationships (LWRs) and condition factor are important biological information to assess the growth pattern and wellbeing of fish species influenced by numerous abiotic and biotic factors. To date, no data on the LWRs and condition of mullets in Sombreior River, Niger Delta. Hence, this research was conducted to determine abundance, length–weight relationship and Fulton’s condition factor (K) of three species of fish belonging to family Mugilidae in Sombreior River, Nigeria. There were a total of 248 samples from five sampling stations for a period of months. Fish species were of various sizes ranging from 24.66±0.40 to 26.35±0.26cm in length and 141.41±6.30 to 161.56±5.87g in weight. For the three species, slope (b) values ranged from 2.18 to 2.68 indicating a negative allometric growth of all fish species. The mean condition factor ranged from 0.89±0.03 forsix Mugil cephalus to 0.93±0.03 for Parachelon grandisquamis while the coefficients of determination (R2) of the LWR regressions ranged between 0.64 (Neochelon falcipinnis) and 0.79 (Parachelon grandisquamis). It was concluded that the mullets in the Sombreior River had a negative allometric growth pattern and the condition is showing the species were in good state of well-being since mean K values are  greater than 1.

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