Research Article

Proximate Composition and Heavy Metal Analysis of Three Aquatic Foods in Makoko River, Lagos, Nigeria

Table 1

Information on the diet of the three seafoods.

Common nameScientific nameAv. eweightAv. lengthFood choice

TilapiaOreochromis niloticus20979 ± 126.3432 ± 1.1Plant tissue, phytoplankton, small fish, detritus, small aquatic organisms
LobsterPanulirus regius2067 ± 7.1414 ± 1.24Phytoplankton, small fish, mollusk, algae
CrabSudanonautes africanus2080 ± 8.6613 ± 1.58Algae, insects, detritus, plants, sand grains