Have a personal or library account? Click to login
Impact of human activities on organ histology, serum biochemistry and oxidative status of Male Clarias gariepinus capture from Ureje River Cover

Impact of human activities on organ histology, serum biochemistry and oxidative status of Male Clarias gariepinus capture from Ureje River

Open Access
|Dec 2025

References

  1. Abanikannda, O. T. F., Jimoh, A. A., Giwa, A. O., & Awosanya, L. A. (2019). Sexual dimorphism in body weight, morphometric measures and indices of African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus). Aquaculture, 502, 148–152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.12.040.
  2. Abdel-Moneim, A.M., Al-kahtani, M.A. and Elmenshawy, O.M (2012). Histopathological biomarkers in gills and liver of Oreochromis niloticus from polluted wetland environments, Saudi Arabia. Chemosphere, vol. 88, no. 8, pp. 1028-1035.
  3. Adhikari, S., Keshav, C. A., Barlaya, G., Rathod, R., Mandal, R. N, Ikmail, S., et al. (2018). Adaptation and mitigation strategies of climate change impact in freshwater aquaculture in some states of India. J. Fish. 12, 016–021.
  4. Adjovu GE, Stephen H, James D, Ahmad S. (2023). Measurement of Total Dissolved Solids and Total Suspended Solids in Water Systems: A Review of the Issues, Conventional, and Remote Sensing Techniques. Remote Sensing.; 15(14):3534. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15143534
  5. Ali, T.E.S.; El-Sayed, A.M.; Eissa, M.A.R. andHanafi, H.M. (2018). Effects of dietary Biogen and sodium butyrate on hematological parameters, immune response, and histological characteristics of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerlings. Aquaculture International. 26(1): 139-150.
  6. Atli G, Alptekin O, Tükel S, Canli M. Response of catalase activity to Ag+, Cd2+, Cr6+, Cu2+ and Zn2+ in five tissues of freshwater fish Oreochromis niloticus. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol. 2006 Jun;143(2):218-24. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2006.02.003.
  7. Ayala, A., Muñoz, M. F., & Argüelles, S. (2014). Lipid peroxidation: production, metabolism, and signaling mechanisms of malondialdehyde and 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal. Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity.
  8. Bian, F.; Zhou,H.; He, G.; Wang, C.;Peng, H.; Pu, X.; Jiang, H.;Wang, X. and Mai, K. (2017). Effects of replacing fishmeal with different cottonseedmeals on growth, feed utilization, haematological indexes, intestinal and liver morphology of juvenile turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.). Aquaculture Nutrition,23(6): 1429-1439.
  9. Cordiano, R., Di Gioacchino, M., Mangifesta, R., Panzera, C., Gangemi, S And Minciullo, P.L (2023). Malondialdehyde as a Potential Oxidative Stress Marker for Allergy-Oriented Diseases: An Update. Molecules, 28 (16), 59-79; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28165979
  10. Boyd CD, Hanson T. Dissolved-oxygen concentration in pond aquaculture. Global Aquaculture Advocate. 2010; 13:40-41.
  11. Daw, T., Adger, W. N., Brown, K., and Badjeck, M. C. (2009). “Climate change and capture fisheries: potential impacts, adaptation and mitigation,” in Climate Change Implications for Fisheries and Aquaculture: Overview of Current Scientific Knowledge. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper. No. 530, eds K. Cochrane, C. De Young, D. Soto, and T. Bahri (Rome: FAO), 107–150.
  12. Espinal-Carrión, T., & López-López, E. (2010). Helminths and lipid peroxidation in Astyanax aeneus (Pisces: Characidae) from a river in the humid subtropics of southeastern Mexico. Diseases of aquatic organisms, 88(3), 215-224.
  13. Eze, F., Haruna, M. Y and Abraham, V. O. (2022). A Comparative Study on the Gonadosomatic Index and Milt Volume of Four Populations of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) Broodstock Strains from North-East Nigeria. Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research 17(5):8-19. DOI:10.9734/ajfar/2022/v17i530415
  14. Ezemonye, L. and Ogbomida, T.E., 2010. Histopathological effects of Gammalin 20 on African catfish (Clarias gariepinus). Applied and Environmental Soil Science, vol. 2010, pp. 1-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/138019.
  15. Eyo, V. O., Ekanem, A. P and Jimmy, U. U. (2014). A Comparative study of the Gonadosomatic index (GSI) and Gonad Gross Morphometry of African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) fed Unical Aqua Feed and Coppens commercial feed. Croatian Journal of Fisheries. 72:63-69
  16. Ekanem, A. P., Eteng, S. U., Nwosu, F. M., Eyo, V. O. (2012): Comparative Study of the Growth and Gonad Development of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822) Fed Diets with Plant and Animal-based Ingredients in Concrete Tanks. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 2, 1203-1210
  17. Forman, H. J., & Zhang, H. (2021). Targeting oxidative stress in disease: Promise and limitations of antioxidant therapy. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 20(9), 689-709.
  18. Farah M.A., Ateeq B., Ali M.N., Sabir R., Ahmad W. (2010). Studies on lethal concentrations and toxicity stress of some xenobiotics on aquatic organisms. Chemosphere. 55, 257,
  19. Hedayati, A. (2018). Fish Biomarkers, Suitable Tools for Water Quality Monitoring. International Journal of Veterinary and Animal Research Uluslararası Veteriner ve Hayvan Araştırmaları Dergisi E-ISSN:2651-3609 1(3): 63-69.
  20. Farombi, E. O.; Adelowo, O. A.; Ajimoko. Y. R., 2007. Biomarkers of oxidative stress and heavy metal levels as indicators of environmental pollution in African Cat fish (Clarias gariepinus) from Nigeria ogun river. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health., 4 (2), 158-165.
  21. Gurkan, S., & Innal, D. (2018). Some morphometric features of congeneric pipefish species (Syngnathus abaster Risso 1826, Syngnathus acus Linnaeus, 1758) distributed in Lake Bafa (Turkey). Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies, 47(3), 239–247. https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2018-0023.
  22. Iqbal, M., Afzal, M., Anjum, K M., Yaqub, A., Shah, S.Z.H. and Fatima, M., 2018. Growth response, antioxidant status and fatty acid profile of Cirrhinus mrigala fingerlings fed on practical diets after treated with Vitamin E supplementation. Pakistan J. Zool., 13(Suppl.): 120-128
  23. Jimoh, W.A.; Sodamola, M.O.; Adebayo, M.D.; Banjo, O.T.; Ayeloja, A.A. and Adeleke, A.B. (2015). Histological changes in the liver and kidney of Clarias gariepinus fed Chrysophyllum albidum seedmeal as maize replacer. International Journal of Zoological Research,11(1): 29-36.
  24. Keremah RI, Davies OA, Abezi ID (2014). Physico-Chemical Analysis of Fish Pond Water in Freshwater Areas of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Greener Journal of Biological Sciences. 4(2):033-038.
  25. Keinänen M, Nikonen S, Käkelä R, Ritvanen T, Rokka M, Myllylä T, Pönni J, Vuorinen PJ. High Lipid Content of Prey Fish and n-3 PUFA Peroxidation Impair the Thiamine Status of Feeding-Migrating Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) and Is Reflected in Hepatic Biochemical Indices. Biomolecules. 2022 Mar 30;12(4):526. doi: 10.3390/biom12040526.
  26. Mérida, S.N.; Tomás-Vidal, A.;Martínez-Llorens, S. andCerdá, M.J. (2010). Sunflower meal as a partial substitute in juvenile sharpsnout sea bream (Diplodus puntazzo) diets: Amino acid retention, gut and liver histology. Aquaculture,298(3-4):275-281.
  27. Moreno D.H.F, Soler M.P, Míguez López MP. “Brain acetylcholinesterase, malondialdehyde and reduced glutathione as biomarkers of continuous exposure of tench, Tinca tinca, to carbofuran International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Applications, 4 (4), August 2013 207 or deltamethrin,” Science of the Total Environment, 408, 4976, 2010
  28. Okoro, H.K., Ikumapayi, A.O. and Folorunsho, I.O. Seasonal Variation and Determination of Some Heavy Metals in the Sediment from Ureje River in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. Al-Hikmah Journal of Pure & Applied Sciences 2 (2015): 14-19
  29. Olopade O. Assessment of water quality characteristics for aquaculture uses in Abeokuta North local government Areaogun State, Nigeria. Romanian Limnogeographical Association. 2013; 7(1):9-19
  30. Orobator, P. O., Akiri-Obaroakpo, T. M. and Orowa, R (2020). Water Quality Evaluation from Selected Aquaculture Ponds in Benin City, Nigeria. Journal Of Research in Forestry, Wildlife and Environment. Volume 12:1-11
  31. Parrmar,A.I.and Shah,A.I.(2020). Haematological parameters and histopathological alterations in the gills of fish,Catla catlaexposed to Azo dye acid red-97. Advances in Zoology and Botany, 8(4): 342-350. Doi: 10.13189/azb.2020.080406.
  32. Pereira, O.; Rosa, E.; Pires, M. and Fontaınhas-Fernandes, A. (2002). Brassica by-products in diets of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and their effects on performance, body composition, thyroid status and liver histology. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 101(1-4): 171-182.
  33. Perrichon P, Grosell M, Burggren WW. Heart Performance Determination by Visualization in Larval Fishes: Influence of Alternative Models for Heart Shape and Volume. Front Physiol. 2017 Jul 4; 8:464. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00464.
  34. Rytwinski, T., Taylor, J.J., Bennett, J.R. et al. What are the impacts of flow regime changes on fish productivity in temperate regions? A systematic map protocol. Environ Evid 6, 13 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-017-0093-z
  35. Raibeemol, K.P. andChitra, K.C. (2020). Fish and shellfish immunology induction of immunological, hormonal and histological alterations after sublethal exposure of chlorpyrifos in the freshwater fish, Pseudetroplus maculatus (Bloch,1795). Fish Shellfish Immunology, 102: 1–12.
  36. Schlenk, D., 2003. Use of biochemical endpoints to determine relationships between contaminants and impaired fish health in a freshwater stream. Human Ecology and Risk Assessment 9, 59-66
  37. Singh, A.K., Ansari, A. & Srivastava, S.C. Morpho-meristics, maturity stages, GSI and gonadal hormone plasticity of African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822) that invaded into the Ganga River, India. JoBAZ 82, 30 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41936-021-00231-0
  38. Shahbaz, M., Abdullah, S., Naz, H., Abbas, K., Ahmed, T., Mehmood, S., and Hussan, M.A., 2021. Evaluation of catalase activity in organs of fresh water fish, Ctenopharyngodon idella fed with vitamin E. Punjab Univ. J. Zool., 36(2): 171-174. https://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.pujz/2021.36.2.171.174
  39. Sulem Yong Nina Nindum, Tchiedjo Marie Laure D., Essoh Etouke AdrienM.Mengue Ngadena Y. Sandrine, Owona P. Emmanuel, Etchu A. Kingsley, Nola Moïse,Zebaze Togouet Serge H.1, Effect of feeds on histopathology of gills, skin, liver and kidneys of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) reared in plastic tanks. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, Vol. 27(4): 893–903
  40. Van Dyk, J.; Marchand, M.; Pieterse, G.; Barnhoorn, I.E.,and Bornman, M. (2009). Histological changes in the gills of Clarias gariepinus (Teleostei: Clariidae) from a polluted South African urban aquatic system. African Journal of Aquatic Science,34(3): 283-291.
  41. Wanja W. Daniel, Paul G. Mbuthia, Robert M. Waruiru, Janet M. Mwadime, Lilly C. Bebora, Philip N. Nyaga, Helena A. Ngowi (2020). “Fish Husbandry Practices and Water Quality in Central Kenya: Potential Risk Factors for Fish Mortality and Infectious Diseases”, Veterinary Medicine International, vol. 2020, Article ID 6839354, p10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/azibna-2025-0018 | Journal eISSN: 2344-4592 | Journal ISSN: 1016-4855
Language: English
Page range: 123 - 145
Published on: Dec 26, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2025 Olatunji Abubakar Jimoh, Olajumoke Temidayo Daramola, Unity Daniel Osayande, Olugbenga David Oloruntola, Adebola Philomena Kayode, published by National Institute for Research-Development in Biology and Animal Nutrition
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.