FOOD PARTITIONING AMONG FISHES IN PAHANG RIVER-ESTUARY, MALAYSIA

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (25) ◽  
Author(s):  
Azfar, A. M. ◽  
Jalal K. C. A. ◽  
Siti-Waznah, A.
Keyword(s):  
Food Resource ◽  
River Estuary ◽  
Stomach Contents ◽  
Monsoon Period ◽  
Fish Food ◽  
Microbial Decomposition ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Food And Feeding ◽  
Food Partitioning ◽  
Food Resource Partitioning

A study was conducted on the food resource partitioning among fish species in Pahang River-estuary from 2010-2013 during pre-monsoon and post-monsoon period. The area was divided in three strata (upstream, downstream and middle zone), based on environmental features. Stomach contents of all species present were analyzed. From 138 of total stomach analyzed, 24 of them were empty and 114 were with food. From the analysis of prey in the stomachs, various kinds of food items consumed by the different size of fishes included phytoplankton, zooplankton, unidentified materials, fish, fish parts, shrimp, shrimp parts, crab, crab parts, plant parts, mollusk and detritus. Detritus consisted of all types of biogenic materials in various stages of microbial decomposition. Different fishes consume different types of food and feeding habit of fishes varies from season to season. From the percentage of number and occurrence of food resources, zooplankton are important in their own right as a major component of fish diets and are especially important to small and young individuals, even for the detrivore. Nevertheless, it represents an important trophic resource for fish food web of Pahang River-estuary.

Dietary overlap and food resource partitioning among fish species of a tropical estuary in Northeastern Brazil

Gaia Scientia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 86-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adna Ferreira da Silva Garcia ◽  
Ana Lúcia Vendel
Keyword(s):  
Resource Partitioning ◽  
Species Coexistence ◽  
Food Resource ◽  
River Estuary ◽  
Niche Overlap ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Dietary Overlap ◽  
Feeding Niche ◽  
Tropical Environments ◽  
Food Resource Partitioning

The current work investigates dietary overlap and food partitioning among nine abundant carnivorous fishes caught in the shallow waters of the Paraíba do Norte river estuary, Paraíba State, Brazil. Fishes were sampled with a beach seine net between January and December 2008 and a total of 958 specimens had their stomach content analyzed. Crustacea was the dominant food resource for Lutjanus alexandrei, L. jocu and Bathygobius soporator, whereas Telostei were consumed mainly by Centropomus undecimalis and C. parallelus. In contrast, Polychaeta were preyed upon mainly by Diapterus rhombeus, Eucinostomus argenteus, Sciades herzbergii and S. parkeri. Although most species consumed similar food items, they did that in varying proportions and amounts. Overall, the niche overlap among species was low (< 0.60), but there were several cases where pair of species had their feeding niche highly overlapped (between 0.72 and 0.97). These findings corroborate the hypothesis that food resource partitioning determines species coexistence in estuarine tropical environments.

scholarly journals Food and Feeding Habits of Black Spot Cat Fish (Auchenoglanis biscutatus) from Lower River Benue, Makurdi

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Edem, Edem Thomas ◽  
Patience B. Opeh
Keyword(s):  
Feeding Habits ◽  
Black Spot ◽  
Stomach Contents ◽  
Stomach Content Analysis ◽  
Animal Origin ◽  
Natural Food ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Food Items ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Food And Feeding

The present study is aimed to provide information on the food and feeding habit of adult Auchenoglanis biscutatus in Lower River Benue. The natural food of A. biscutatus in the Lower River Benue was studied from stomach contents of the fish. The stomach contents were analyzed using two methods; the frequency of occurrence and point methods. A total of 100 stomachs were randomly examined. Eleven major items constituted the diet of A. biscutatus. The stomach content analysis of A. biscutatus have shown that they fed on the various food items ranging from plant parts, detritus, seeds, digested food particles, fish parts, mollusc, sand/mud, insect parts and algae. This indicates that A. biscutatus is an omnivorous bottom feeder since; bottom dwelling immature insects dominated most of the food items of animal origin, digested food and detritus. A. biscutatus in Lower Benue River feeds on a wide range of food items which could make it to be regarded as an omnivore. Future attempts to culture this species must take cognizance of its food habits in the wild.

Habitat and food resource partitioning among four species of darters (Percidae: Etheostoma) in a southern Ontario stream

1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (7) ◽  
pp. 1635-1641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Paine ◽  
Julian J. Dodson ◽  
Geoffrey Power
Keyword(s):  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Resource Partitioning ◽  
Food Resource ◽  
Habitat Utilization ◽  
Foraging Habitat ◽  
Southern Ontario ◽  
Food Partitioning ◽  
Benthic Prey ◽  
Food Resource Partitioning

Resource partitioning among four species of darters (Percidae: Etheostoma) in an Ontario stream was investigated by determining diet and relative abundance in two habitats. The four species partitioned both food and habitat resources. E. caeruleum and E. flabellare dominated the riffles; the former took prey from rock surfaces, the latter took prey from between and beneath rocks. Etheostoma microperca and E. nigrum dominated the weed beds; the former feeding on prey on and around plants, the latter feeding on benthic prey. Diets were closely related to morphology, but habitat utilization was not. Determining the importance of habitat versus food partitioning is difficult, because microhabitat and foraging habitat may be nearly identical.

Food resource partitioning between two sympatric temperate wrasses

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (12) ◽  
pp. 2324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauro Sinopoli ◽  
Renato Chemello ◽  
Antonino Vaccaro ◽  
Marco Milazzo
Keyword(s):  
Resource Use ◽  
Prey Availability ◽  
Atlantic Coast ◽  
Food Resource ◽  
Stomach Contents ◽  
Food Resources ◽  
Sea Bottom ◽  
Over Dispersion ◽  
Labrid Species ◽  
Food Resource Partitioning

The present study analysed two sympatric wrasses, Thalassoma pavo and Coris julis, with similar sizes and morphologies, that are widespread in the reef habitats of the Mediterranean and the eastern Atlantic coast. Ocean warming has induced the northward movement of T. pavo, whereas C. julis has been moving to deeper habitats. In addition, under conditions of high slope of the sea bottom, T. pavo occupies shallow habitats and C. julis is in greater abundance in deeper habitats. By investigating stomach contents and prey availability in the benthos, we assessed whether the two wrasses exploit food resources by choosing different prey within the same habitat both under co-existence and segregation conditions. The results showed that T. pavo mainly feeds on gammarids and sipunculids, whereas C. julis mainly feeds on Alvania spp. and Paguroidea. The two wrasses also showed an intrinsic partitioning of food resources, independently of the condition of co-existence or segregation and benthic prey availability in the environment. The two wrasses fall in the ‘over dispersion of resource use’ model, in which species share numerous niche dimensions in a variable manner. Our findings may contribute to exclude a greater trophic competition between these labrid species in a projected warming scenario.

scholarly journals Food and Feeding Habit of Cyprinus carpio var. specularis

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 163-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
MR Manon ◽  
MD Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Cyprinus Carpio ◽  
Food Choice ◽  
Alimentary Canal ◽  
Aquatic Plant ◽  
Stomach Contents ◽  
Feeding Habit ◽  
Empty Stomach ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Fish Market ◽  
Food And Feeding

The study was carried out from November 2010 to August 2011. A total of 137 specimens of Cyprinus carpio var. specularis were collected from Naogaon municipal fish market, Shabi hat fish market, Niamatpur fish market and directly from the culture pond of Naogaon district The month-wise collection and experiments were made to show the seasonal variation in food choice, and feeding habit of the fish. The highest percentage of empty stomach was in the month of April 2011 (56.67%) and the lowest percentage of empty stomach was in the month of August 2011 (26.32%). The highest percentage of full stomachs was found in the month of August 2011 (73.68%) and the lowest percentage of full stomachs was found in April 2011 (43.33%). The analysis of stomach contents of C. carpio var. specularis revealed that the food of the fish consists of aquatic plant parts (20.12%), phytoplankton (16.46%), zooplankton (19.69%), debris and detritus (22.00%), insects (6.78%) and semi-digested materials (14.83%). The highest percentage (33.26%) of aquatic plant parts were observed in June 2011 and the lowest percentage (8.80%) in December 2010. The average total length was 37.83±6.96 cm and the average alimentary canal length was 100.63±7.89 cm. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jsf.v9i1-2.14658 J. Sci. Foundation, 9(1&2): 163-169, June-December 2011

Diet and feeding strategy of thornback ray, Raja clavata (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae) from the Gulf of Gabes (Tunisia—Central Mediterranean Sea)

2014 ◽  
Vol 94 (7) ◽  
pp. 1509-1516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasna Kadri ◽  
Sondes Marouani ◽  
Mohamed Nejmeddine Bradai ◽  
Abderrahmen Bouaïn
Keyword(s):  
Feeding Strategy ◽  
Stomach Contents ◽  
Ontogenetic Changes ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Gulf Of Gabes ◽  
Gulf Of Gabès ◽  
Thornback Ray ◽  
Raja Clavata ◽  
Food And Feeding ◽  
Quantitative Analyses

Food and feeding strategy of the thornback ray, Raja clavata, were studied from stomach contents analysis of specimens caught monthly in the Gulf of Gabes. The data were analysed according to sex, size and season. At total of 1280 stomachs was examined, from specimens ranging from 14 to 110 cm total length (TL), of which 1076 (83.98%) contained food. Thornback ray feed mainly on teleosts, crustaceans and cephalopods, whereas gastropods and polychaetes are occasionally consumed. Significant differences were found between the diets of males and females; however, ontogenetic changes were also detected, with crustaceans constituting the greatest proportion of the diet of smaller rays. Both teleosts and cephalopods increased in importance with growth of the skates. Prey diversity increased with size; large and mobile prey species were more commonly found in the diet of larger skates. Diet composition showed seasonal variations. Quantitative analyses and graphical methods indicate that the thornback ray is a generalist feeder.

scholarly journals Seasonal Occurence of Food and Feeding Habit of Labeo bata(Hamilton) (Cypriniformes : Cyprinidae)

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Abdur Razzaq Joadder
Keyword(s):  
Food Habits ◽  
Feeding Habits ◽  
Feeding Habit ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Feeding Intensity ◽  
Higher Plant ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Labeo Bata ◽  
Food And Feeding ◽  
Potential Food

Food and feeding habits of fishes have a great significance in aquaculture practices. It helps to select such species of fishes for culture which will utilize all the available potential food of the water bodies without much competition with one another but will live in association with other fishes. This paper deals with the feeding intensity and food habits of L. bata . Food and feeding habit of freshwater minor carp Labeo bata (120 to 250 mm total length) were studied. The fish is a herbivore, feeding mainly on algae (22.32 %), higher plant parts (31.26 %), protozoans (7.42 %), crustaceans (15.33 %), insects (3.56 %), muds, sand, debris and detritus (16.32 %) and unidentified food materials (3.99%).Journal of Science Foundation, 2014;12(1):7-15

scholarly journals Food Habits and Diet Relationship in the Redbelly Tilapia (Tilapia zillii) and Guenther’s Mouthbrooder (Chromidotilapia guntheri) from an Abandoned Gold Mine Reservoir, Southwestern Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-155
Author(s):  
Olusola Olaniyi KOMOLAFE ◽  
Timothy Olalekan AMOO ◽  
Michael Olufemi AWODIRAN
Keyword(s):  
Feeding Habits ◽  
Stomach Contents ◽  
Food Sources ◽  
Gold Mine ◽  
Southwestern Nigeria ◽  
Food Items ◽  
Tilapia Zillii ◽  
Gill Net ◽  
Food And Feeding ◽  
Index Value

The food and feeding habits of the redbelly Tilapia (Tilapia zillii) and Guenther’s mouthbrooder (Chromidotilapia guntheri) were investigated in an abandoned gold mine reservoir at Igun from June 2013 to May 2014. Using a cast net and gill-net fishing gears, 370 fish individuals were caught and their stomach contents were analysed by using the frequency of occurrence and numerical methods. Tilapia zillii comprised 53.78% (199 individuals), while Chromidotilapia guntheri covered up the remaining percentage (46.22%) which is made up of 171 individuals. Food items in the stomachs of T. zillii individuals predominantly consisted of detritus, mud and algae (77.97%), while those in C. guntheri individuals mostly consisted fish remains, detritus and algae (81.67%). T. zillii exploited more food items (23 of 27) as compared to C. guntheri (17 of 27). The Schoener’s index value for the species was 0.65. The study showed that T. zillii and C. guntheri exhibited benthopelagic exploitation and are mainly herbivorous and omnivorous respectively based on the food items observed in the stomach contents of these species. The fish species fed on related food items as confirmed by Schoener’s overlap index (0.65), suggesting that there was overlap in the dietary requirements of the two species. This index value, however, was probably not an indication of competition for food between these two species because they exploited abundant food sources.

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