Fish - Practical part

13 important questions on Fish - Practical part

When is an african cat fish mature?

  • Male = 35 cm
  • Female = 200-250 g at 2 years old

When is the nile tilapia fish mature?

  • 18-20 cm long
  • nuil

What are te two ways in which the length of a fish is determined?

  • Standard length = tip of snout till start of tail
  • Total length = tip of the snout till the end of the tail
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Why standard length instead of total length?

  • Caudal fin varies a lot per fish
  • Caudal fin damages easily

How do you recognise the male genitalia from a african cat fish?

Males have a longeternal papillea

How do you recognise female genitallia from a african catfish?

Females have a rounded papillea

What are otherways to recognise sex in a african cat fish?

  • Belly size = large is female, small is male

What are the special features of the african catfish?

  • Lateral line organ, fish can sense waterflow and temperature change.
  • Gills, african catfish is an airbreather, there are 5 gill arches.

What four external factors is the ripening cycle related to?

  • Temperature
  • Photoperiod
  • Rainfall
  • Waterfall

In what moment of the year is the afr. Catfish reproducing?

From july to august

What happens to the GSI when reproduction of the african catfish takes place?

When the spawning of eggs start the GSI drops.

How do you take an egg sample from the afr. Catfish?

  1. Put the tube into the genital pore an enter the ovaries, these are hollow
  2. Suck on the tube to get the oocytes out.

Where is the anal opening and the genital pore on the afr. Catfish?

From head to tail; the first hole isthe anal opening and the second is the genital pore. Only females have the genital pore.

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