Table 2. Sex ratios value with the χ2 (Chi-squared test) at significance level of 5% of four fish species (Labeobarbus intermedius, Oreochromis niloticus, Clarias gariepinus and Tilapia zillii) in Mihtsab-Azmati reservoir

Months L. intermedius O. niloticus C. gariepinus T. zillii
M F Sex ratio χ2 M F Sex ratio χ2 M F Sex ratio χ2 M F Sex ratio χ2
Nov, 2018 56 20 0.35:1 16.25** 12 2 0.16:1 8.33 0 0 - - 11 4 0.36:1 3.27ns
Jan, 2019 22 7 0.31:1 7.20** 5 3 0.6:1 0.67ns 1 0 - - 2 0 - -
Mar, 2019 14 4 0.28:1 5.40* 4 6 1.5:1 0.11ns 8 5 0.62:1 1.00 ns 3 2 0.66:1 0.20ns
May, 2019 7 4 0.57:1 0.50ns 3 2 0.66:1 0.33ns 1 0 - - 1 0 - -
Jul, 2019 25 3 0.12:1 16.67** 6 4 0.66:1 0.50ns 2 0 - - 0 0 - -
Sep, 2019 8 4 0.5:1 1.33ns 11 5 0.45:1 2.57ns 5 0 - - 1 0 - -
Total 132 42 0.31:1 36.78** 41 22 0.53:1 7.00** 17 5 0.29:1 6.54** 18 6 0.33:1 6.00**
p < 0.05;
p < 0.001;
ns, not significant (p >0.05).