Fish species composition in Igbedi Creek, Bayelsa State

A preliminary survey of fish species composition in Igbedi Creek was carried out between July and September, 2007. Fish samples were collected from the fishermen's catches operating in the Creek and its distributary Ogoubiri River. Collected fish specimens were identified in the laboratory using standard identification keys. Thil1y-seven (37) fish species belonging to 17 families were observed. The most abundant families were the Mochokidae with seven (7) species which constituted 23.79% of the total sample collected followed by the Clariidae (10.78%) and Mormyridae (10.04%)