The stomach contents of red gurnard, Aspitrigla cuculus (Osteichthyes: Scorpaeniformes), specimens collected in the Northern-Central Adriatic Sea have been analyzed to determine diet according to fish size and depth. Crustaceans, particularly Lophogaster typicus (Lophogastrida) and Decapoda represented the basic food for all sizes (%IRI=99.12 for juveniles; %IRI=97.92 for adults). The diet of adults was similar to those of juveniles and it does not change with depth, indicating trophic specialization and preference for prey with a wide distribution.
Titolo: | Feeding habits of red gurnard, Aspitrigla cuculus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Northern-Central Adriatic Sea. | |
Autore/i: | VALLISNERI, MARIA; MONTANINI, STEFANO; STAGIONI, MARCO; TOMMASINI, STEFANO | |
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Anno: | 2013 | |
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Abstract: | The stomach contents of red gurnard, Aspitrigla cuculus (Osteichthyes: Scorpaeniformes), specimens collected in the Northern-Central Adriatic Sea have been analyzed to determine diet according to fish size and depth. Crustaceans, particularly Lophogaster typicus (Lophogastrida) and Decapoda represented the basic food for all sizes (%IRI=99.12 for juveniles; %IRI=97.92 for adults). The diet of adults was similar to those of juveniles and it does not change with depth, indicating trophic specialization and preference for prey with a wide distribution. | |
Data prodotto definitivo in UGOV: | 2013-10-30 10:51:48 | |
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