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The food and feeding habits of the goatfish, Parupeneus barberinus (Lacepede), from Aqaba, Jordan
Author(s) -
Wahbeh M. I.,
Ajiad A.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1985.tb04016.x
Subject(s) - biology , detritus , crustacean , food composition data , food consumption , zoology , body weight , fishery , ecology , food science , agricultural economics , economics , orange (colour) , endocrinology
The food habits of the goatfish, Parupeneus barberinus , from Aqaba were studied. A total of 166 fish over a range of 15 to 27.7 cm and representing five age groups were examined. The major dietary components, based on occurrence, were crustaceans (82.6%), sand (71.1%), foramniferans (55%), detritus (52.3%) and polychaetes (49%). Based on gravimetric analysis, crustaceans and sand were the major food components comprising 54.4% and 23.3% of the total food weight respectively. The food consumption decreased from 1.5% of body weight in the 2‐year group to 0.3% of body weight in the 6‐year group. Seasonal variations were observed in relation to food consumption, percentage weight composition and intensity of feeding.