ISSN 2329-9835
International Journal of Diseases and Disorders ISSN 2329-9835 Vol. 12 (2), pp. 001-004, February, 2024. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Comparative analysis of parasitic helminth infection patterns in male and female Clarias gariepinus from Asa Dam, Ilorin, North-Central Nigeria
O. I. Ayanda
Department of Biological Sciences, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. E-mail: [email protected].
Accepted 28 January, 2024
Abstract
One hundred and sixty (160) specimens of catfish Clarias gariepinus were examined for parasites. They comprise eighty (80) specimens each of males and females. 21(26.25%) males and 21(26.25%) females showed parasitic infection. A total of eighty six (86) intestinal helminthes belonging to three taxonomic groups were recovered. They are cestodes - Amonotaenia sp., Polyonchobothrium clarias; nematodes - Paracamallanus sp., Procamallanus laevionchus and acanthocephala - Neochinorhynchus rutili. Of these, thirty (30) were recovered from males and fifty-six (56) from females. Total prevalence of infection was the same for both sexes, that is, 13.13% but total intensity of infection was different, 1.43 for males and 2.67 for females. There was no statistically significant difference in the infection between the two sexes, that is, (p > 0.05).
Key words: Clarias gariepinus, helminth, parasites, Ilorin.