International Journal of Aquaculture

Ebtehal EL-Sayed M. Hussein, Poultry production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Minufiya University, Shebin El-Kom, P.O. 32516, Egypt

O. Adeosun¹, 1 Department of Fisheries Technology, Oyo State College of Agriculture, Igbo-ora, Nigeria<br> 2 Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Management, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria<br> 3 Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research, 3, Wilmot Point Road, Victoria Island, P.M.B. 80108, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria , F.E. Olaifa², Gbola R. Akande³

C.N. Ariole, Department of Microbiology, University of Port Harcourt, P.M.B. 5323, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, N.G. Anyanwu

Atul K. Singh, N.N. Pandey, S. Ali, ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Anusandhan Bhawan, Industrial Area, Bhimtal-263136 (Nainital), India

Bolade Thomas Adeyemo^{1, 2}, 1 Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, PMB 117 Abuja, Nigeria<br> 2 Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, College of Forestry and Fisheries, University of Agriculture Makurdi, PMB 2373 Makurdi, Nigeria<br> 3 Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, PMB 1515 Ilorin, Nigeria, Lateef Oloyede Tiamiyu^{2, 3}, Victoria Ogeh Ayuba²

A.M. Adewole, 1 Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Nigeria<br> 2 Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, E.O. Faturoti

Catarina Mendes^1,2, 1 MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Intituto Politécnico de Leiria, 2520-641 Peniche, Portugal<br> 2 AQUASPROSEA, Lda, Santuário Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, 2520-641 Peniche, Portugal<br> 3 ADN - Aquarium Design, Lda, Travessa 1º de Maio, Nº 9 2630-433 Cardosas, Portugal, Cátia Fernandes¹, André Moreira¹, João Chambel^1,2,3, Paulo Maranhão¹, Sérgio Leandro¹

D.O. Odedeyi, K.E. Odo, Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Science, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria

Thangapalam Jawahar Abraham¹, Farhana Hoque¹, Anish Das², Talagunda Srinivasan Nagesh², 1 Department of Aquatic Animal Health, Faculty of Fishery Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata--700094, West Bengal, India<br> 2 Department of Fisheries Resource Management, Faculty of Fishery Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata--700094, West Bengal, India

Laith A. Jawad¹, Kyle Luckenbill², 1 Flat Bush, Manukau, Auckland 2016, New Zealand<br> 2 The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103, USA

T. Vaitheeswaran, Tilapia Project-Hatchery Technical and Head, Victoria Treasures Limited, BUGABO BAY GARUGA on Victoria lake, Kampala, Uganda, East Africa

Ubah S.A.¹, 1 Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, Nigeria<br> 2 Fish and wild life unit, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria<br> 3 Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, Nigeria, Okere N.C.², Nwankwo P.A.¹, Orokpo I.A.³

Keshavanath P.¹, 1 Aquaculture Division, National Institute of Research in the Amazon, Post Box no. 478, CEP 69060-001, Manaus-AM, Brazil<br> 2 Instituto Federal do Amazonas-Campus Manaus Zona Leste, Avenida Cosme Ferreira, 8045-São José Operário, CEP: 69083-000, Manaus–AM, Brazil, Leao da Fonseca F.A.², Affonso E.G.¹, Nobre A.D.¹, Jeffson N.P.¹

Rajkumar T. Pawar¹, Laith A. Jawad², 1 Department of Zoology, Sunderrao Solanke Mahavidyalaya, Majalgaon, India<br> 2 Flat Bush, Manukau, Auckland 2016, New Zealand

S.O. Olufeagba, Victor Tosin Okomoda, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria, T. Adoga

Richard Adande, University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Faculty of Science and Techniques (FAST), Laboratory of Research on the Wetlands (LRW), 01 BP 526, Cotonou, Benin, Mouhamadou Nourou Dine Liady, Edmond Sossoukpe, Emile Didier Fiogbe

Olusola S.E.¹, 1 Department of Biological Sciences (Fisheries and Aquaculture Programme), Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Nigeria<br> 2 Department of Biological Sciences (Microbiology Programme), Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Nigeria, Fakoya S.², Omage I.B.²

Khaled Kh. Al-Khafaji¹, 1 Marine Biology Department, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq<br> 2 Marine Vertebrates Department, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq , Falah M. Mutlak², Ali Taha Yaseen², Amal S. Al-Sharaa¹

Kebede Tirfessa Urga¹, L. Prabhadevi¹, 1 Department of Biology, Ambo University, Ethiopia<br> 2 Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization (EARO), Fishery and Aquatic life research center, Sebeta, Ethiopia, Zenebe Tedesse²

Alexander Rantetondok, Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Marine Science and Fisheries, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia, Gunarto Latama

Khaled K.S. Al-Khafaji, Marine Biology Department, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq, Ibtisam M. Abdul-Sahib, Shaker G. Ajeel

Koushik Ghosh, Aquaculture Laboratory, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Golapbag, Burdwan 713 104, West Bengal, India, Sudeshna Banerjee, Urmi Mustafi Moon, Hassan Ahmad Khan, Dipanjan Dutta

Thiruvengadam Vaitheeswaran, V.K. Venkataramani, 1 Tilapia Project-Hatchery Technical and Head Victoria Treasures Limited, Bugabo Bay Garuga on Victoria Lake, Kampala, Uganda, East Africa<br> 2 Former Dean, Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, Tamil Nadu, India

Fidelis Bekeh Ada, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Cross River University of Technology, Obubra Campus, Cross River State, Nigeria, Eyom Ibiam Asira