Preliminary surveys of the fish and fisheries of the Nzoia, Nyando and Sondu Miriu rivers, Kenya

Three Lake Victoria rivers were sampled to assess fish abundance and distribution in preparation for assessment of catches from the river systems. Preliminary fish abundance data indicate that fishing potential upstream is negligible but that important commercial species are present in the downstream floodplain areas. Three catfish species were recorded in the Nzoia river system that have not been found previously in the Kenyan sector of the Lake Victoria system, together with possibly two undescribed Barbus species.

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Principais autores: Mugo, J., Tweddle, D.
Formato: book_section biblioteca
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Lake Victoria Fisheries Research Project 1999
Assuntos:Fisheries, Limnology, Management, Africa, Kenya, Lake Victoria, river Nzoia, river Nyando, river Sondu Miriu, stock assessment, inland fisheries,
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/22480
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Resumo:Three Lake Victoria rivers were sampled to assess fish abundance and distribution in preparation for assessment of catches from the river systems. Preliminary fish abundance data indicate that fishing potential upstream is negligible but that important commercial species are present in the downstream floodplain areas. Three catfish species were recorded in the Nzoia river system that have not been found previously in the Kenyan sector of the Lake Victoria system, together with possibly two undescribed Barbus species.