A study of the composition and distribution of fish populations in the inshore, surface and bottom water habitats of Kangimi Reservoir showed that the most abundant family was the
Cichlidae
followed in order of abundance by the families
Cyprinidae
,
Schilbeidae
,
Mormyridae
,
Mochokidae
,
Characidae
,
Centropomidae
and
Bagridae
. Though the overall composition of families caught in the three habitats did not vary significantly (P > 0.05) only family
Cichlidae showed habitat preference: there was a preponderance of
Cichlidae in the inshore water habitat (P < 0.05). The families
Bagridae and
Centropomidae were caught only in the inshore and bottom water habitats while the other families were caught from all habitats and showed no habitat preference. The dominance of primary and secondary consumers indicates high fish production potential under adequate management. @JASEM
