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There are two major sources of fish in Uganda; one is from aquaculture, the other from fishing in rivers and lakes. [1] Different types of fish flourish in different water sources. The waters of Uganda contain an impressive array of fish species—over 90 in all.
Freshwater fish of Uganda (2 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Fish of Uganda" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
A fisher man with Nile perch at Gaba landing site A fisher man with tilapia at Gaba landing site Silver fish in Kalangala Sprat in a market in kalangala A fisherman holding Clarias at Gaba landing site Lung fish at Gaba. The waters of Uganda contain an impressive array of fish species—over 90 in all.
With its wide range of habitat types, Uganda is regarded as a hotspot for biodiversity. Some 345 species of mammals have been recorded in the country, along with 1,020 species of bird (around half of the total number found in Africa), 142 species of reptile, 86 species of amphibian, 501 species of fish and 1,242 species of butterfly. [3] [11]
Furthermore, the African lungfish is commonly used for food consumption in many African regions. In Ugandan fish markets, African lungfish can frequently be found. According to some studies, Uganda caught between 15,000 and 22,000 tons of lungfish from 1976 to 1985, but this number decreased from 1985 to 1989.
The longline method developed in the 1980s for the effective exploitation of predatory fish e.g. Lates niloticus, Protopterus, Clarias, Bagrus, etc.A typical gear comprises a long length of a mainline 100–300 m (328.08–984.25 ft), rigged with monofilament twine (diameter 1.00-2.00 mm) or multifilament twine (ply 36–60) and bears short snoods 0.3–0.8 m (0.98–2.62 ft) carrying baited ...
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber named Canis mesomelas in 1775. [12] It was later proposed as the genus Lupulella Hilzheimer 1906. [13]The black-backed jackal has occupied eastern and southern Africa for at least 2–3 million years, as shown by fossil deposits in Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa.
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