Research Article
Heavy Metal Concentrations in Fish from River Tano in Ghana and the Health Risks Posed to Consumers
Table 2
Weight-length relationship and condition factor.
| Fish species | Weight () ± SD | Length (cm) ± SD | Q value | Fish condition |
| Mormyrus rume | 531 ± 0.19 | 37.5 ± 0.01 | 1.0 | Poor | Leptocypris niloticus | 308 ± 0.54 | 26.5 ± 0.00 | 2.19 | Proportionally good | Oreochromis niloticus | 252 ± 0.31 | 21.5 ± 0.00 | 2.53 | Proportionally good | Chrysichthys johnelsi | 266 ± 0.75 | 22.0 ± 0.02 | 2.50 | Proportionally good | Clarias gariepinus | 108 ± 0.38 | 17.0 ± 0.01 | 2.20 | Proportionally good | Parachanna obscura | 99.5 ± 0.21 | 19.0 ± 0.05 | 1.45 | Proportionally good | Saro. melanotheron | 58.2 ± 1.01 | 16.0 ± 0.02 | 1.42 | Proportionally good | Ctenopoma gariepinus | 91.0 ± 0.54 | 17.0 ± 0.00 | 1.85 | Proportionally good | Sarotherodon galilaeus | 73.5 ± 0.59 | 18.7 ± 0.01 | 1.12 | Moderate | Ctenopoma kingsleyae | 120 ± 0.20 | 20.4 ± 0.06 | 1.41 | Proportionally good |
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The Q value means the Fulton condition factor.
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