Preliminary study on the aspects of the biology of snakehead fish parachanna obscura (günther) in a Nigerian wetland

Abstract

Between October 2000 and March 2001, a preliminary study on the aspects of the biology of Parachanna obscura, was carried out. Sex ratio revealed female preponderance (÷2 = 4.733, df = 1, P < 0.05). There was no variation in sex ratio during the wet season but there were more females than males in the dry season (÷2=4.735, df = 1, p =