A Comparative Study of the Common Protozoan Parasites of Clarias gariepinus from the Wild and Cultured Environments in Benue State, Nigeria

Table 5

Percentage parasite load on/in the body parts of dead male and female C. gariepinus from the wild.

Weight of fish	percentage (%) parasite load
	Gill		Skin		Fin		Stomach		Intestine
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
<150 g	21	48	50	13	7	17	0	17	21	4
150–250 g	33	45	67	16	0	0	0	8	0	32
250–350 g	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
350–450 g	0	30	0	30	0	0	0	40	0	0
450–550 g	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
550–650 g	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
650–750 g	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0