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• Published Subscription Original Research 7 Mar 2025

  Investigating the Dietary Flexibility and Feeding Behavior of Clarias anguillaris and Auchenoglanis biscutatus in a Tropical River Ecosystem

  By Tivfa Samuel Gbaior, Joel Inya Odo, Charles Ifeanyi Odoh, Edward Terhemen Akange, Ayush Madan

  Abstract: Studies on food and feeding habits of fishes are required to guide the selection of fish species for culture. The current study determined the food and feeding habits of Clarias anguillaris and Auchenoglanis biscutatus in the Lower River Benue at Makurdi, Nigeria. Fish samples were collected biweekly from local fishermen at the Wadata landing site who fished with different gears like gillnets, cast nets, hook and line, traps and lift …

  Published in International Journal of Marine Life · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2025 · pp. 1–9 Read article →