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Diet composition of young‐of‐the‐year saddled bream, Oblada melanura (Linnaeus, 1758) from the eastern central Adriatic Sea
Author(s) -
Pallaoro A.,
Šantić M.,
Jardas I.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of applied ichthyology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1439-0426
pISSN - 0175-8659
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2004.00528.x
Subject(s) - copepod , biology , crustacean , archipelago , composition (language) , cladocera , zooplankton , ecology , fishery , zoology , linguistics , philosophy
Summary Stomach contents of 144 specimens of Oblada melanura were analyzed for diet composition. All specimens belonged to the 1‐year age group. Material was collected from the localities of Kornati Archipelago and Murter Island in the eastern central Adriatic during 1992–1993. Copepod crustaceans were the main food, while Cladocera crustaceans were the second most important. Feeding intensity was very high as indicated by high stomach fullness index and low vacuity index.