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

Table 3

Female Labeobarbus batesii fecundity according to the year, season, and capture zone.

F	Year		Season		Zone		Overall (37)
	2008 (21)	2009 (16)	Dry (13)	Wet (24)	Conf. (27)	Inter. (10)
RF	6530 ± 4061^b	12400 ± 9001^a	9770 ± 5420^a	8487 ± 5720^a	9290 ± 4001^a	7955 ± 7400^a	9071 ± 7184
AF	4062 ± 3708^a	2014 ± 1635^b	2977 ± 2623^a	2521 ± 2376^a	2900 ± 2760^a	2930 ± 2348^a	2898 ± 2837
PF	1381 ± 1211^a	739 ± 619^b	1108 ± 638^a	893 ± 328^a	954 ± 512^a	943 ± 418^a	1016 ± 963

a,bNumbers with same letters in exponent are not significantly different within years, seasons, or capture zones (𝑃>0.05); F: fecundity, RF: relative fecundity (number of oocytes per kilogram body mass), AF: absolute fecundity (total number of oocytes per female), PF: Potential fecundity (number of mature oocytes per female), ( ): number of females, Conf.: confluence, Inter.: Inter-confluence.