Food and feeding habits of Protopterus annectens (Owen) in River Rima, Sokoto, Nigeria

The food and feeding adaptations of Protopterus annectens (Owen) in River Rima, Sokoto, Nigeria, were studied. Fish samples were collected from August to October, 2007. The Stomach contents were analyzed using frequency of occurrence method. The fish is an omnivore, feeding mainly on other fish, crustaceans, molluscus, leaf parts, seeds, pytoplankpton and detritus. The junviles showed more indigestion towards leaf parts and detritus while the adults exhibited more diverse and complex feeding. The fish gut length was 1.1 times the body length