Reproductive Strategy of Labeobarbus batesii (Boulenger, 1903) (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in the Mbô Floodplain Rivers of Cameroon

Table 1

Number and mass of Labeobarbus batesii captured in each month and in each zone of the Mbô Floodplain.

		Zone				Season
Period										Overall
		Confluence		Inter-confluence		Rainy		Dry
Year	Month	𝑛	Biomass; (g)	𝑛	Biomass (g)	𝑛	Biomass (g)	𝑛	Biomass (g)	𝑛	Biomass (g)
	M	13 (4i)	2160			13 (4i)	2160			13 (4i)	2160
	J	10 (1i)	1543			10 (1i)	1543			10 (1i)	1543
	J			35	5153	35	5153			35 (11i)	5153
	A			61 (6i)	12430	61 (6i)	12430			61 (6i)	12430
2008	S			85 (5i)	17577,5	85 (5i)	17577,5			85 (5i)	17577,5
	O	16	4336			16	4336			16	4336
	N	12	3267					12	3267	12	3267
	D	32	6511					32	6511	32	6511
	Overall	83  (5i)	17817 ^b	181  (11i)	35160,5 ^a	220  (16i)	43199,5 ^a	44	9778 ^b	264  (27i)	52977,5 ^a
	J	34 (5i)	4786					34 (5i)	4786	34 (5i)	4786
	F	2	380					2	380	2	380
	M	9 (3i)	2480					9 (3i)	2480	9 (3i)	2480
	A	8	2365			8	2365			8	2365
	M	13 (1i)	3170			13 (1i)	3170			13 (1i)	3170
2009	J	7	1215			7	1215			7	1215
	J			5	975	5	975			5	975
	A	10	1615	7	1110	17	2725			17	2725
	S	6	1005	37 (1i)	5080	43 (1i)	6080			43 (1i)	6080
	O			46 (24i)	8085	46 (24i)	8085			46 (24i)	8085
	Overall	82  (9i)	17016 ^a	95  (25i)	15250 ^a	139  (26i)	24620 ^a	45  (8i)	7646 ^b	184  (34i)	32266 ^b
Overall		172  (14i)	34833^b	276  (36i)	50410,5^a	359  (42i)	67819,5^a	89  (8i)	17424^b	448  (61i)	85243,5

a,bNumbers with same letters in exponent are not significantly different within years, seasons, or capture zones (𝑃>0.05), (i): undetermined sex (immature or rottenness).