Table 5. Comparisons of the size at maturity of fishes from Ribb Reservoir with respect to other water bodies of Ethiopia

Species	Size at maturity (L50, cm TL)		Water bodies	References
	Females	Males
Oreochromis niloticus	24.0	25.4	Ribb Reservoir	Present study
	24.2	24.8	Tekeze Reservoir	Gebru, 2020
	19.6	20.5	Lake Tana	Tefera et al., 2019
	17.4	17.2	Lake Langeno	Kebede et al., 2018
	19.5	19.5	Lake Langeno	Tesfaye & Tadesse, 2008
	18.8	19.8	Lake Hawassa	Tesfaye et al., 2016
	21.2	23.4	Fincha Reservoir	Degefu et al., 2012
	14.0	16.0	Lake Beseka	Hirpo, 2013
	14.5	15.5	Lake Hayq	Worie & Getahun, 2014
	42.0	42.0	Lake Chamo	Teferi et al., 2000
	30.8	34.6	Koka Reservoir	Tesfaye et al., 2016
Clarias gariepinus	53.2	57.5	Ribb Reservoir	Present study
	52.0	58.0	Lake Chamo	Dadebo et al., 2011
	31.5	32.5	Lake Langeno	Kebede et al., 2018
	28.7	27.0	Lake Zeway	Abera et al., 2018
	50.0	56.0	Lake Babogaya	Abera et al., 2014
	57.7	43.2	Lake Tana	Tewabe, 2014

Species	Size at maturity (L50, cm FL)		Water bodies	References
	Females	Males
Labeobarbus intermedius	28.9	28.2	Ribb Reservoir	Present study
	20.84	22.05	Tekeze Reservoir	Gebru, 2020
	22.6	22.6	Dirma and Megech tributary rivers	Anteneh et al., 2007
	26.0	26.0	Tekeze and Blue Nile basins	Tewabe et al., 2009
	30.5	29.5	Lake Langeno	Kebede et al., 2018
	32.7	25.9	Lake Tana	Tewabe, 2014

TL, total length; FL, fork length.