Appendix 1
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Table 1

STANDARD LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP OF 506 T. galilaea FROM KAINJI LAKE, 1969–1973

Table 2

STANDARD LENGTH, AVERAGE TOTAL LENGTH OF 416 T. galilaea FROM KAINJI LAKE, 1970–1973

Table 3

STANDARD LENGTH, AVERAGE TOTAL LENGTH OF 95 T. Nilotica from Kainji Lake 1970–1973

Table 4

LENGTH-FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF T. galilaea IN ELECTROFISHING and dipnet samples from Kainji Lake, 1970–1973

Table 5

LENGTH-FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF T. nilotica IN ELECTROFISHING AND DIPNET SAMPLES FROM KAINJI LAKE, 1970–1973

Table 6

ESTIMATED ABUNDANCE OF FISH APPEARING IN COMMERCIAL CATCHES ON SALE AT SHAGUNU ON MARKET DAYS, 1971–1973

* Cylindrical fish basket 3 feet long by 1½ feet diameter, representing about 60 Kg. fresh weight.

Table 7

LENGTH - FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF T. galilaea IN GILLNET AND CABINET CATCHES IN KAINJI LAKE

Fig. 1 - LOCATION MAP OF NIGER AND BENUE RIVERS AND KAINJI LAKE IN NIGERIA

Fig. 2 - MAP OF KAINJI LAKE SHOWING SAMPLING LOCATIONS

Fig. 3 - STANDARD LENGTH: WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP OF T. galilaea IN KAINJI LAKE AND
VOLTA LAKE (curve drawn by eye)

Fig. 4 - STANDARD LENGTH: TOTAL LENGTH RELATIONSHIP OF T.galilaea
IN KAINJI LAKE (curve drawn by eye)

Fig. 5 - STANDARD LENGTH: TOTAL LENGTH RELATIONSHIP OF T. nilotica
IN KAINJI LAKE (curve drawn by eye)

Fig. 6 - LENGTH FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF T. galilaea CAUGHT IN VARIOUS MESH SIZES OF GILLNETS IN KAINJI LAKE (1969 TO 1972)
(the dotted line compares similar data for Volta Lake,adapted from Evans, 1971)