Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites of Clarias Gariepinus in Lau Fishing Landing Site of Upper Benue River Basin, Lau Local Government Area, Taraba State, Nigeria

Fish is very important to both piscivorous animals and humans because it contains protein of very high quality; but the activities of parasites cause depletion in both the aesthetic and nutritional qualities of the fish. A study to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasite in Clarias gariepinus vis a viz sex and size of fish was carried out .A total of one hundred and fifty (150) Clarias gariepinus were collected fortnightly for two months and examined for intestinal parasites at the Biological Sciences Department, Taraba State University, Jalingo. Seventy (70) males and eighty (80) females were investigated. Forty four males (55%) were infected with the intestinal parasites and thirty six females (45%) were infected. There was significant association between sex of fish and parasitic infection (χ2 =4.783, p