Evaluation of fecundity, fertilization, hatching, and gonadosomatic index of exotic clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) and native clarias macromystax (Gunther, 1864) under semi-arid conditions of Nigeria

• Main Authors: Esa, Yuzine B., Dadile, Abdulrahman Muhammad, Syukri, Fadhil, Christianus, Annie, Diyaware, Mohammad Y.
• Format: Article
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107783/; https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/11/1723

The study evaluates the hybridizations between two African catfish, C. gariepinus and C. macromystax, using artificial reproduction. Fecundity and gonadosomatic index were assessed, and growth performance at different developmental stages was evaluated. The results indicated that both species posses...