Open AccessKEBIASAAN MAKAN MUDSKIPPER Boleophthalmus pectinirostris (Linnaeus, 1758) DI MUARA SUNGAI MARO KABUPATEN MERAUKE, PAPUA
Author(s) -
Sunarni Sunarni,
Sisca Elviana
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
musamus fisheries and marine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2656-7008
pISSN - 2654-9905
DOI - 10.35724/mfmj.v1i1.1631
Subject(s) - biology , estuary , ecology , population , zoology , sociology , demography
Food is one of the most important factors for fish. Food determines the extent of spread a types and can controlthe size of a population. Informations about feeding habits from mudskipper (B. Pectinirostris) is still verylimited, especially in the mouth of the Maro estuary, Merauke district, Papua. The purpose of this study is toexamine the feeding habits of mudskipper (B. Pectinirostris). Based on the analysis of Mudskipper's (B.pectinirostris) feeding habits which were found during the study consisted of 2 food types, namelyphytoplankton and mollusca. The main types of food Mudskipper (B. pectinirostris) is Rhizosolenia Hebetatafrom the Phytoplankton.
Keywords: Mudskipper; Feeding habits; Maro Estuary