Publication Date:
2021-07-05
Description:
The diet composition of fish caught in San Miguel Bay, Philippines, in April and May 1993 was studied. The diets of tiger-tooth croaker (Otolithes ruber), commerson's anchovy (Stolephorus commersonii); and the Indian anchovy (Stolephorus indicus) consisted mainly of zooplankton, primarily crustaceans. The stomach content of orangefin ponyfish (Leiognathus bindus) was found to consist mostly of detritus and unidentified materials. Daily rations estimated were: 1.90 g day super(1) for O. ruber of 17.3 g mean body weight (BW), 0.078 g day super(1) for S. commersonii) of 3.8 g mean BW, 0.062 g day super(1) for S. indicus of 3.9 g mean BW and 0.56 g day super(1) for L. bindus of 7.7 g mean BW.
Keywords:
Fisheries
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Feeding behaviour
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Food composition
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Diets
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Food consumption
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Stomach content
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Marine fish
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Fishery biology
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Trawling
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San Miguel Bay
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Philippines
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Otolithes ruber
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Leiognathus bindus
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Stolephorus commersonii
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Stolephorus indicus
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
article
Format:
application/pdf
Format:
application/pdf
Format:
35-40
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