Evaluation of Hybridization in Two African Catfishes (Siluriformes, Clariidae): Exotic (Clarias gariepinus Burchell, 1822) and Native (Clarias jaensis Boulenger, 1909) Species under Controlled Hatchery Conditions in Cameroon

Table 3

Heterosis values of growth and survival in reciprocal hybridizations of C. gariepinus × C. jaensis by stage of development.

Stage of development	Heterosis (%)
	Growth		Survival
From the oocyte to the egg	—	—	+ 7.6
From egg to hatching (D0)	—	—	+ 19.56
Larvae (D0 to D3)	Linear	+ 2.92	−1.12
Fry (D3 to D32)	Linear	+ 7	+ 1.3
	Weight	+ 6.17	—

Note: “—” denotes not measured.