Gastrointestinal Helminth Parasites Of Hemichromis Fasciatus (Peters, 1857) From Ooka Lake, Toru-Orua, Sagbama, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Tina-Bayoko Bank Enize, John F. Alfred-Ockiya

Abstract


The prevalence of gastrointestinal helminth parasite on Hemichomis fasciatus from Ooka Lake, Toru-Orua, Sagbama, Bayelsa State, and the infection rate was investigated between June and December 2022 during wet and dry season. A total of hundred (100) samples of Hemicromis fasciatus were examined for the prevalent of parasites. The results showed the presence of Clinostomum tilapae parasites in fifty two sampled fish, i.e. 52% of the sampled fish. The male fish recorded a higher rate of infection (59.3%) than the female (43.5%). In terms of Body Weight and Total Length in relation to infection rate, smaller fishes depict higher infection rates of 80% and 70%, respectively. The overall parasite burden was independent of sex, size and length of the fish species at (P>0.05).

Keywords


Condition Factor; Infection Intensity; Parasite Infection; and Prevalence Rate.

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