International Journal of
Fisheries and Aquaculture

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Fish. Aquac.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9839
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJFA
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 234

Full Length Research Paper

Morphometric relationships of African big barb, Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell, 1836) in Lake Koka, Ethiopia

Agumassie Tesfahun
  • Agumassie Tesfahun
  • Department of Biology, Ambo University, P. O. Box 19, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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Elias Dadebo
  • Elias Dadebo
  • Department of Biology, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Mathewos Temesgen
  • Mathewos Temesgen
  • Department of Biology, Ambo University, P. O. Box 19, Ambo, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 05 November 2017
  •  Accepted: 02 February 2018
  •  Published: 28 February 2018

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