Feeding habits of Trisopterus minutus capelanus (Gadidae) off the eastern coast of Spain (western Mediterranean)

Authors
Morte, MS Redon, MJ Sanz-Brau, A
Citation
Ms. Morte et al., Feeding habits of Trisopterus minutus capelanus (Gadidae) off the eastern coast of Spain (western Mediterranean), MAR ECOL-P, 22(3), 2001, pp. 215-229
Citations number
46
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
MARINE ECOLOGY-PUBBLICAZIONI DELLA STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA DI NAPOLI I
ISSN journal
01739565 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
215 - 229
Database
ISI
SICI code
0173-9565(200109)22:3<215:FHOTMC>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The stomach contents of poor cod, Trisopterus minutus capelanus (Lacepede), were taken at monthly intervals off the eastern coast of the Gulf of Valen cia (Spain). A total of 1276 were analyzed to determine diet according to f ish size and season. The basic food consists of crustaceans (Mysidacea and Decapoda) and teleosts. Feeding habits varied with size: decapods and fishe s were more abundant in the stomachs of larger specimens. Little seasonal v ariation in food habits was recorded.