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70<br />

60<br />

No <strong>of</strong> respondents<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

Chambo<br />

Ncheni<br />

Utaka<br />

Kambuzi<br />

Usipa<br />

Mlamba<br />

Mbaba<br />

Kampango<br />

Makumba<br />

Matemba<br />

Species<br />

Figure 10: Number <strong>of</strong> respondents who mentioned that a particular species fetched the<br />

highest prices at market<br />

<strong>The</strong> reason for the preference for chambo is not the taste <strong>of</strong> chambo. In a study <strong>of</strong> consumers,<br />

while the majority <strong>of</strong> the respondents stated that they did prefer chambo to other species<br />

(Figure 11), the majority preferred the appearance (93 percent), aroma (77 percent),<br />

tenderness (60 percent), juic<strong>in</strong>ess (68 percent), and taste (65 percent) <strong>of</strong> fried ncheni<br />

(Rhamphochromis spp.) (Table 7).<br />

Utaka;4/6%<br />

Kampango;<br />

1/2%<br />

Ncheni; 5/8%<br />

Usipa; 11/17%<br />

Chambo;<br />

44/68%<br />

Figure 11: Percentage <strong>of</strong> the respondents who ranked a particular species as the most<br />

preferred species

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