Feeding Habits of Trisopterus minutus capelanus (Gadidae) Off the Eastern Coast of Spain (Western Mediterranean)

. The stomach contents of poor cod, Trisopterus minutus capelanus (Lacepède), were taken at monthly intervals off the eastern coast of the Gulf of Valencia (Spain). A total of 1276 were analyzed to determine diet according to fish size and season. The basic food consists of crustaceans (Mysidacea an...

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Published in:Marine ecology (Berlin, West) West), 2001-09, Vol.22 (3), p.215-229
Main Authors: Morte, M. Salomé, Redón, Manuel J., Sanz-Brau, Antonio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agnatha. Pisces
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Autoecology
Biological and medical sciences
Decapoda
Food
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gadidae
Gobiidae
Marine
Mysidacea
Pleuronectiformes
poor cod
Trisopterus minutus
Trisopterus minutus capelanus
Vertebrata
western Mediterranean
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Summary:. The stomach contents of poor cod, Trisopterus minutus capelanus (Lacepède), were taken at monthly intervals off the eastern coast of the Gulf of Valencia (Spain). A total of 1276 were analyzed to determine diet according to fish size and season. The basic food consists of crustaceans (Mysidacea and Decapoda) and teleosts. Feeding habits varied with size: decapods and fishes were more abundant in the stomachs of larger specimens. Little seasonal variation in food habits was recorded.
ISSN:0173-9565
1439-0485
DOI:10.1046/j.1439-0485.2001.01731.x