Research Article
A Comparative Study of the Common Protozoan Parasites of Clarias gariepinus from the Wild and Cultured Environments in Benue State, Nigeria
Table 6
Percentage parasite load on/in the body parts of live male and female C. gariepinus from the wild.
| Weight of fish | percentage (%) parasite load | Gill | Skin | Fin | Stomach | Intestine | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female |
| <150 g | 25 | 65 | 19 | 15 | 50 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 150–250 g | 33 | 50 | 33 | 44 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 250–350 g | 0 | 42 | 50 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 350–450 g | 0 | 44 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 450–550 g | 25 | 25 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 550–650 g | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 650–750 g | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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