TITLE:
Morphometry of a Freshwater Shrimp Macrobrachium sollaudii (De Man, 1912), Collected in the Kinombe and Maseko Rivers of the Babagulu Forest Reserve (Tshopo, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
AUTHORS:
Vianney Ngabo Mulema, Oscar Wembo, Noëlla Kibonge Fiama, Faustin Bonyoma Bassoy, Alexender-Armand Amatcho Kalonda, Hector Basongwa Ataenafa, Alidor Kankonda Busanga
KEYWORDS:
Freshwater Crustacea, Biometric, Kisangani, Tropical Forest
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.12 No.11,
November
26,
2025
ABSTRACT: This study describes the morphometric characteristics of Macrobrachium sollaudii (De Man, 1912) collected from two rainforest rivers (Maseko and Kinombe) in the Babagulu Forest Reserve over a three-month period. A total of 146 specimens were measured for standard body lengths and total weight. Data were analysed using ANOVA, multivariate dispersion, and multiple linear regression. Results showed that males from Maseko River were significantly larger than those from the Konombe River, while sex had no significant effect on any morphometric parameter; most variables were strongly intercorrelated. The study provides the first detailed biometric baseline for this poorly studied species; however, additional methodological and statistical details are needed for full reproducibility and robustness of interpretation.