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Food and Feeding Habits of the Silverbelly, Gazza minuta (Bloch) in Porto Novo Waters

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Title Food and Feeding Habits of the Silverbelly, Gazza minuta (Bloch) in Porto Novo Waters
 
Creator Jayabalan, N
Ramamoorthi, K
 
Description 110-112
Smaller Gazza minuta are omnivores while larger ones are purely carnivores. Fishes form the major item of diet contributed mainly by Stolephorus spp, Pseudorhombus spp, Cynoglossus spp, Apogon spp and Thryssa spp. Prawn rank second and various items of diet of minor importance include other crustaceans (Squilla, isopods, amphipods, copepods and crabs), polychaetes, nematodes, algae and diatoms. Active feeding is evident during May, September-January and April. Active, moderate and poor feeding at various stages of maturity of the fish indicate that feeding intensity has no relation with growth/maturity stages.
 
Date 2016-12-16T05:05:15Z
2016-12-16T05:05:15Z
1985-06
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/38738
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.14(2) [June 1985]