Re: [Sarnissa] Who can identify this fish

Yes; this is the fish that gets into the cages in the Volta Lake. These grow fast but are light averse. We tried once to grow out a bunch that we accidentally caught in a seine net, but they all hid in the bottom of the cage. Enviado desde mi iPhone El jun. 2, 2019, a la(s) 07:17, William Leschen < william.leschen(a)stir.ac.uk&gt; escribió: [External] Dear Randy Thank you for writing in – although im not an expert !! that’s what I thought - Chrysichthys nigrodigitalis - what the French and ivorians were doing well at breaking the hatchery cycle and grow out in Cote D Ivoire in 1990s – 120 MT in one year late 90s from one farm unfortunately this stopped during the later troubles – If it is this fish they are found widely in the commercial tilapia cage nets on Lake Volta entering when smaller with the tilapia and then growing to significant sizes 1.5 – 2.0kg in just 6-8months from the feed dropping down through the cage – They are highly valued in Ghana (3 X kg price compared to Clarias and tilapia) whilst still not grown commercially to any scale – to my knowledge? - But surely have potential as a commercial species – look out for French published papers on the Machiron as they call it from 1990s …… Perhaps my French and francophone colleagues can write in and tell us more details? Best wishes will Cher Randy - Bien que je ne sois pas un expert !! C’est ce que je pensais - Chrysichthys nigrodigitalis - ce que les Français et les Ivoiriens faisaient bien pour briser le cycle des écloseries et se développer en Côte D Ivoire dans les années 1990 - 120 MT en une année à la fin des années 90 d’une ferme, malheureusement, cela s’est arrêté au cours des derniers troubles - Si c’est ce poisson qu’ils trouvent en abondance dans les filets commerciaux de cages à tilapia du lac Volta qui entrent plus petits avec le tilapia et atteignent ensuite des tailles significatives de 1,5 à 2,0 kg en seulement 6 à 8 mois, à la suite de la chute des aliments à travers la valeur au Ghana (3 X kg prix comparé à Clarias et tilapia) sans grandir commercialement à une échelle - à ma connaissance? - Mais il y a sûrement du potentiel en tant qu'espèce commerciale - recherchez les articles publiés en français sur le Machiron, comme ils l'appellent depuis les années 1990… Peut-être que mes collègues français et francophones pourraient nous écrire et nous donner plus de details? Amicalement Will See attached *From:* Randall Brummett &lt;rbrummett(a)worldbank.org&gt; *Sent:* 02 June 2019 11:31 *To:* john walakira &lt;johnwalakira2003(a)yahoo.co.uk&gt; *Cc:* sarnissa-african-aquaculture Mailing List < sarnissa-african-aquaculture(a)lists.stir.ac.uk&gt;gt;; Babatunde Oreyemi < oreyemibabs(a)gmail.com&gt; *Subject:* Re: Who can identify this fish This one is a chrysichthys species. Where was it caught? Randy Enviado desde mi iPhone El jun. 1, 2019, a la(s) 08:08, john walakira via Sarnissa-african-aquaculture < sarnissa-african-aquaculture(a)lists.stir.ac.uk&gt; escribió: [External] *Bagrus docmac* one of those under the red list and very delicious and a high value fish. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/182237/0 Uganda (NARO-NaFIRRI) is developing it captive breeding technology but if have succeeded in Nigeria, Please share information. Regards, John K. Walakira (PhD) Senior Research Officer (Aquatic Animal Health), Interim President-Elect, World Aquaculture Society-Africa Chapter, Program Leader, Innovations and Post Harvest Fisheries Programme, National Fisheries Resources Research Institute-NARO P.O.Box 530, Kampala, Uganda Mob: +256 777 673696 Twitter: @JWalakira On Friday, 31 May 2019, 01:09:26 GMT+8, Babatunde Oreyemi via Sarnissa-african-aquaculture < sarnissa-african-aquaculture(a)lists.stir.ac.uk&gt; wrote: Hello, This fish was caught in the wild. We are not sure of the name but sure that it's a catfish member. Kindly give us the name pls. Babatunde Oreyemi, Beekeeper/catfish fingerlings producer, Ijebu Ode, Ogun state, Nigeria Tel: +2348055203894 Whatsapp: +2349054569134 <IMG-20190530-WA0020.jpg> ------------------------------ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2018 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159. <20130720_155050.jpg> <20130720_155015.jpg>