Feeding habits of the bigeye scad, Selar crumenophthalmus (Carangidae), inLa Reunion Island waters (South-Western Indian Ocean)

Authors
Roux, O Conand, F
Citation
O. Roux et F. Conand, Feeding habits of the bigeye scad, Selar crumenophthalmus (Carangidae), inLa Reunion Island waters (South-Western Indian Ocean), CYBIUM, 24(2), 2000, pp. 173-179
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
CYBIUM
ISSN journal
03990974 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
173 - 179
Database
ISI
SICI code
0399-0974(2000)24:2<173:FHOTBS>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Selar crumenophthalmus, the bigeye scad, is a coastal pelagic fish, which f eeds mostly at night on large planktonic animals. Young scads prey mostly o n crustaceans (euphausiids, decapods) and adults are active predators of fi sh larvae and early juveniles. The large size of the eyes could be an adapt ation to night predation.