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Feeding interactions and foraging of juvenile fish and shrimp in the estuaries of Peter the Great Bay in the summer-fall period

The feeding interrelations and foraging of juvenile fish and shrimp were investigated in estuaries of Peter the Great Bay in summer and fall 2006 and 2007. In total 3483 specimens were analyzed. The trophic spectra of 34 fish species and 3 shrimp species were described for the first time. Three trop...

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Published in:Russian journal of marine biology 2008-12, Vol.34 (7), p.482-489
Main Authors: Dolganova, N. T., Kolpakov, N. V., Chuchukalo, V. I.
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Language:English
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Summary:The feeding interrelations and foraging of juvenile fish and shrimp were investigated in estuaries of Peter the Great Bay in summer and fall 2006 and 2007. In total 3483 specimens were analyzed. The trophic spectra of 34 fish species and 3 shrimp species were described for the first time. Three trophic groups were singled out depending on differences in diet compositions: (i) detritophages (3 species of bitterlings— Acanthorhodeus sp., A. chankaensis and Rhodeus sericeus , redlip mullet Liza haematocheila and two species of shrimp- Palaemon macrodactylus and Crangon cf. septemspinosa ); (ii) predators (lookup Culter alburnus and Amur catfish Silurus asotus ); (iii) euryphages (28 fish species and the shrimp Palaemon paucidens ). The detritus food chain was found to be the primary one in estuaries of Peter the Great Bay. Most of the species had two peaks of feeding activity each day. Values of daily feeding rations were determined for 21 fish species; these varied from 1.6% to 8.0% of body weight. Similarity in diet composition was significant only for 10% of the species, which shows a low level of competition for food in the community.
ISSN:1063-0740
1608-3377
DOI:10.1134/S1063074008070079