Observations on the food and feeding habits of Otolithes cuvieri (Trewavas) off Veraval


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Authors

  • P P Manojkumar Veraval Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Veraval –362 269, India

Abstract

Studies on food and feeding habits of Otolithes cuvieri based on 1679 specimens showed that it is a carnivorous feeder, subsisting mainly on Acetes spp., penaeid prawns, deep-sea prawns, fishes, stomatopods, molluscs, isopods, copepods and fish larvae. All size groups preferred crustaceans. The fishes showed preference for teleost fishes as they grew. The intensity of feeding was higher during the premonsoon and postmonsoon months. Feeding intensity was poor in juveniles
and mature fishes.

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Author Biography

  • P P Manojkumar, Veraval Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Veraval –362 269, India
    Veraval Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
    Veraval –362 269, India

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Vol. 50 No. 3 (2003)

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Manojkumar, P. P. (2011). Observations on the food and feeding habits of Otolithes cuvieri (Trewavas) off Veraval. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 50(3), 379-385. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/7649