The Community of Parasites Infecting Clarias gariepinus in the Tanzanian Waters: A Case of Lake Victoria
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50902#.VE8Ky1fHRK0 Author(s) Chacha John Mwita 1* Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Aquatic Science and Fisheries, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania . ABSTRACT Quantitative variations in parasites were investigated with respect to sex and size of Clarias gariepinus , season and localities sampled. Parasitic infection in male and female fish was not significantly different; prevalence (Man-Whitney paired sample test, U = 135.5, p = 0.7697), mean intensity (U = 136, p = 0.7829). Based on Kruskal-Wallis test analysis, the prevalence and mean intensity of five parasite species varied significantly among the three ...