Research Article

Reproductive Strategy of Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacepede, 1803) in a Natural Environment in the Nkam River, Littoral Cameroon

Table 2

Monthly variation of sex ratio in C. nigrodigitatus between October 2015 and August 2016 in the Nkam River.

MonthNumberSex ratio
Male (N)Female (N)M : F

October121 : 2
November3121 : 4
December331 : 1
January491 : 2.3
February681 : 1.3
March241 : 2
April9121 : 1.3
May12141 : 1.2
June861 : 0.8
July8131 : 1.6
August691 : 1.5
Total62921 : 1.5

N = number, M: F = male: female, significantly () different from the theoretical sex ratio 1 = : 1.