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Recruitment patterns and trophic relationships of fish in Sulaibikhat Bay, Kuwait
Author(s) -
Wright J. M.
Publication year - 1988
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.1095-8649.1988.tb05513.x
Subject(s) - bay , biology , trophic level , fishery , spring (device) , fish <actinopterygii> , competition (biology) , ecology , predation , oceanography , mechanical engineering , engineering , geology
The juveniles of nine species of fish constitute over 96% of the fish community captured in Sulaibikhat Bay, a shallow, semi‐enclosed bay located at the northern end of the Persian Gulf. These juveniles show four patterns of recruitment to the bay, including recruitment in early spring, in late spring, in summer and all year round. Stomach content analysis allowed five groups of diets to be distinguished. Within these five groups, competition for food resources was probable, particularly in the spring and autumn months.