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Akohogni M A À M, Medjo E K, Zebaze B T, Chiassa A K N, Tchiegang P C M, Tiogué C T et al . Diet of some fish species of the family Mormyridae (Actinopterygii: Teleostei; Bonaparte, 1831) from the upper Sanaga River, Central Region of Cameroon. JAD 2024; 6 (1) :51-62
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Marina Armel à Mmira Akohogni 
1, Evrard Kouopestchop Medjo2 , Boddis Tsiguia Zebaze3 , Alexia Kevine Noubissi Chiassa3 , Pamela Cynthia Mepa Tchiegang3 , Claudine Tekounegning Tiogué4 , Dorothy Engwali Fon5
1, Evrard Kouopestchop Medjo2 , Boddis Tsiguia Zebaze3 , Alexia Kevine Noubissi Chiassa3 , Pamela Cynthia Mepa Tchiegang3 , Claudine Tekounegning Tiogué4 , Dorothy Engwali Fon5
1- Laboratory of Applied Ichthyology and Hydrobiology, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Dschang, P.O. Box 222, Dschang-Cameroon , marinammira@yahoo.fr
2- Centre of Food, Food Safety and Nutrition Research (CRASAN), P. O. Box: 13033, Yaounde-Cameroon
3- Laboratory of Applied Ichthyology and Hydrobiology, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Dschang, P.O. Box 222, Dschang-Cameroon
4- Higher Institute of Agriculture, Forestry, Water and Environment (HIAFWE). The University of Ebolowa, P.O. Box 786 Ebolowa - Cameroon
5- Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, Cameroon
2- Centre of Food, Food Safety and Nutrition Research (CRASAN), P. O. Box: 13033, Yaounde-Cameroon
3- Laboratory of Applied Ichthyology and Hydrobiology, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Dschang, P.O. Box 222, Dschang-Cameroon
4- Higher Institute of Agriculture, Forestry, Water and Environment (HIAFWE). The University of Ebolowa, P.O. Box 786 Ebolowa - Cameroon
5- Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, Cameroon
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This study was carried out between October 2020 and October 2021 with the aim of determining sustainable management options and nutrition for the domestication of Mormyridae fish species living in the Sanaga River in central Cameroon. For this purpose, 451 specimens collected from local fishermen were identified and grouped into four genera and seven species, constituting 20.84% Campylomormyrus phantasticus (Pellegrin), 5.32% Hippopotamyrus castor (Pappenheim), 24.61% Mormyrops anguilloides (Linnaeus), 18.63% Mormyrops caballus (Pellegrin), 4.66% Mormyrops zanclirostris (Günther, 1867), 15.52% Mormyrus rume (Valenciennes), and 10.42% Mormyrus tapirus (Pappenheim). Fish were measured, and parameters were obtained after dissection using intestinal morphometric characteristics and stomach content analysis methods. The emptiness coefficient varied from 0% (Hippopotamyrus castor and Mormyrops zanclirostris) to 26.66% (Mormyrus rume). The relative mass of the intestine was low in all studied species; the intestinal coefficient and the Zihler index of all these species are within the range of carnivorous species. Analysis of stomach contents revealed a broad food spectrum containing twelve categories of prey. Insects, macrophytes and larval insect shelters were the preferred foods of Mormyrops anguilloides, Mormyrops caballus and Mormyrops zanclirostris, while insect larvae and larval shelters were the preferred prey for other species. Site and season had little effect on the categories of prey consumed by these species.
Type of Study: Original Research Article |
Subject:
Ecological Diversity
Received: 2024/01/25 | Accepted: 2024/03/27 | Published: 2024/03/31
Received: 2024/01/25 | Accepted: 2024/03/27 | Published: 2024/03/31
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