Open AccessFeeding habits of oriental sole (Brachirus orientalis) on the Bushehr coast of the Persian Gulf
Author(s) -
Dima Alghada,
Yazdan Keivany,
Fatemeh Paykan-Heyrati
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
fisheries and aquatic life
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2545-059X
pISSN - 2545-0255
DOI - 10.2478/aopf-2020-0021
Subject(s) - predation , gastropoda , biology , crustacean , mollusca , persian , bivalvia , composition (language) , zoology , fishery , ecology , philosophy , linguistics
The feeding habits of oriental sole, Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider) were investigated using 300 male and female specimens collected from coastal waters of Bushehr Province (Persian Gulf) between June 2015 and July 2016. The total length of females and males ranged from 16.2 to 38.5 cm and 14.1 to 29.1 cm, respectively. Of the total number of stomachs examined, 225 were empty (vacuity index = 77%). This index varied significantly over the year (P 0.05).