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Abstract

Proximate compositions of wild and pond-reared catfish (Clarias gariepinus, Burchell, 1822) were studied between May and July 2013. The comparative work was carried out to find out if habitat could affect the nutrient composition of the fish. Standard method were employed in the analysis of body nutrients, for the pond raised catfish, percentage crude protein was 13.36±0.4, Fat 4.81±0.06, moisture 75.99±0.93, dry matter 23.01±0.67 and Nitrogen free Extract, NFE 97.73±0.51. For the wild catfish caught from the river, percentage crude protein was 12.27±0.87, fat 10.94±4.12, moisture 74.28±2.18, dry matter 27.03±2.7, NFE 98.07±0.69, GE 2.95±0.21 Ash 0.93±0.41, Fibre 0.74±0.11. There were no significant difference (P>0.05) in nutrient composition between Clarias garieprnus from pond and wild for most of the nutrients analysed except for crude fat 10.94±4.12% wild fish which was significantly higher (P<0. 05) than 4.81±0.06% recorded in pond reared catfish. This was also true for dry matter 27.03±2.7% in river fish which statistically higher (P<0.05) than 23.0±0.67 observed in pond fish. The results indicated that will sourced Clarias gariepinus accumulate more fat than that of pond.