Table 1.
Classification and the main feeding habits of eleven fish species sampled from Aiba Reservoir, Iwo.
| S/no | Species | Family | Order | Main feeding habit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marcusenius senegalensis (Steindachner, 1807) |
Mormyridae | Mormyriformes | Substrate feeder (insect larvae) |
| 2 |
Labeo senegalensis (Cuvier and Valenciennes,1842) |
Cyprinidae | Cypriniformes | Substrate feeder (epipelic algae) |
| 3 | Hepsetus odoe (Block, 1794) | Hepsetidae | Cypriniformes | Carnivorous (piscivorous) |
| 4 | Chrysichthys auratus (Geoffrey, 1809) | Bagridae | Siluriformes | Omnivorous (mesopredators) |
| 5 |
Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacepede, 1803) |
Bagridae | Siluriformes | Omnivorous (mesopredators) |
| 6 | Clarias (Anguilloclarias) ebriensis (Pellegrin, 1920) | Clariidae | Siluriformes | Omnivorous (bottom feeder) |
| 7 | Clarias (Claroides) macromystax (Gunther, 1864) | Clariidae | Siluriformes | Omnivorous (bottom feeder) |
| 8 | Channa obscura (Smith, 1873) | Channidae | Perciformes | Omnivorous (small fish and insects) |
| 9 | Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848) | Cichlidae | Perciformes | Herbivorous |
| 10 | Sarotherodon galilaeus (Artedi, 1757) | Cichlidae | Perciformes | Herbivorous |
| 11 | Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1757) | Cichlidae | Perciformes | Omnivorous |