Food and feeding habits of Nemipterus peronii (Valenciennes) from the South China Sea [north-eastern coast of Malaysia]
1995
Mohd Zaki Said | Mohsin, A.K.M. | Mohd Azmi Ambak (Pertanian Malaysia Univ., Serdang, Selangor (Malaysia). Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science)
A study was conducted to investigate the food and feeding habits of Nemipterus peronii from the South China Sea. Diets consisted of fish, Leiognathus elongatus, L. splendens, Upeneus sulphureus, U. vittatus, Nemipterus sp., Trichiurus sp., Selaroides leptolepis and Saurida sp., shrimps, crabs, squids and miscellaneous decomposed organic and inorganic substances. Fish, shrimps and crabs constituted the main diets. The lowest percentage (0) of empty stomaches was observed in August and highest in December (45). Shrimps were absent in the stomaches of length class 9.6 to 11.5 cm while squids were absent in the stomaches of length class smaller than 13.5 cm. Relative importance of food items is presented
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