found in the Mono basin. A total of 6,591 specimens were caught, using multiple gears and fishing methods, between February 2011 and May 2014. The allometric b coefficient of the LWRs (BW = a × TLb) ranged between 2.650 for Polypterus senegalus and 3 [...]
e développement postembryonnaire de la morphologie externe et du squelette céphalique chez Labeo parvus a été étudié de la fin de l’éclosion à 29 jours (j) post-éclosion. Pendant cette période, la croissance moyenne est de 1,7 mm/ jour. La bouche s’o [...]
Le développement postembryonnaire de la morphologie externe et du squelette céphalique chez Labeo parvus a été étudié de la fin de l’éclosion à 29 jours (j) post-éclosion. Pendant cette période, la croissance moyenne est de 1,7 mm/ jour. La bouche s’ [...]
A total of 222 fish specimens were collected for the characterization of Oreochromis niloticus populations of the Oueme, Mono, and Volta river basins in Benin. The main objective was to determine the number of strains therein, with the goal of taking [...]
LALEYE KOLAWOLÉ ROMARIC [1], LEDEROUN DJIMAN [2], CHIKOU ANTOINE [3], LALEYE PHILIPPE A. [4],
Aspects of the population dynamics of Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron, which is a commercially important fish species in Lake Toho, were described based on 1558 specimens collected monthly between January and December 2012 from artisanal captu [...]
LEDEROUN DJIMAN [1], CHIKOU ANTOINE [2], VREVEN EMMANUEL [3], SNOEKS JOS [4], MOREAU JACQUES [5], VANDEWALLE PIERRE [6], LALEYE PHILIPPE A. [0],
Enteromius vandewallei, new species, is described from the Volta basin in Benin, Burkina-Faso, and Ghana, West Africa. Enteromius vandewallei belongs to the West African group of Enteromius for which the last simple dorsal fin ray is weekly ossified, [...]
Coastal lagoons are important habitats in West Africa, being also irreplaceable for many species of fish. The community structure and the diversity patterns of their fish assemblages have however been poorly studied so far. In order to evaluate the c [...]
ASSOU DÉLAGNON [1], SEGNIAGBETO GABRIEL HOINSOUDÉ [2], LEDEROUN DJIMAN [3], DENDI DANIELE [4], KETOH GUILLAUME KOFFIVI K. [5], LALEYE PHILIPPE A. [6], LUISELLI LUCA [0],
The article focuses on crab’s diversity in Benin’s lagoons. An inventory was conducted from february 2017 to january 2018. The crabs were sampled from the artisanal fishing and experimental catches. Fourteen crabs species belonging to twelve genera [...]
DESSOUASSI COMLAN EUGÈNE [1], LEDEROUN DJIMAN [2], CHIKOU ANTOINE [3], LALEYE PHILIPPE A. [4],
Crabs are an important biological component of the West African lagoon fauna and are exploited by fishing communities. This paper presents a synthesis of the current understanding pertaining to the diversity, biology and exploitation of these crabs i [...]
DESSOUASSI COMLAN EUGÈNE [1], CHIKOU ANTOINE [2], LEDEROUN DJIMAN [3], ADANDEDJAN DELPHINE [4], GANGBE LUC [5], LALEYE PHILIPPE A. [6],
The length–weight relationships (LWRs) and length–length relationships (LLRs) are presented for 18 commercial actinopterygian fish species found in Lake Nokoué and the Porto-Novo Lagoon. The fish were collected monthly from fishermen from June 2015 t [...]
LEDEROUN DJIMAN [1], LALEYE KOLAWOLÉ R. [2], BONI ABDEL R. [3], AMOUSSOU GILDAS [4], VODOUGNON HAMIL [5], ADJIBOGOUN HERMANN [6], LALEYE PHILIPPE A. [0],