@article{B._Otubanjo_2006, title={Helminth Parasites of Clarias gariepinus (Clariidae)in Lekki Lagoon, Lagos, Nigeria}, volume={54}, url={https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/14003}, DOI={10.15517/rbt.v54i1.14003}, abstractNote={<p>A total of 360 randomly selected specimens of Clarias gariepinus (Clariidae) recovered from Lekki Lagoon were examined for intestinal helminth parasites. Parasite prevalence and worm burden were low; 17 (4.72%) of the specimens examined were infected with gastrointestinal helminths. The helminth worms recov-ered include, three cestodes Polyonchobothrium clarias, Stocksia pujehuni and Wenyonia acuminata and a nematode, Paracamallanus cyathopharynx. There was no statistically significant difference in the infection of the male and female Clarias gariepinus; the infection rates in male and female samples were 5.75% and 3.76% respectively. Parasite prevalence was related to the length and weight of the specimens.The fish samples were observed to show negative allometric growth and smaller samples recorded higher helminth infection.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Revista de Biología Tropical}, author={B., Akinsanya and Otubanjo, O. A.}, year={2006}, month={Mar.}, pages={93–99} }