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Stomach content analysis of Cobia <i>Rachycentron canadum</i> (Linnaeus, 1766) from North West coast of in India

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Title Stomach content analysis of Cobia Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766) from North West coast of in India
 
Creator Sajeevan, M.K.
Kurup, B. Madhusoodana
 
Subject Cobia feeding
Cobia fishery
Cobia guts contents
Seasonality in feeding
 
Description 1631-1637
The present study is an attempt to understand the composition of the gut contents of Cobia inhabiting in Indian waters. Eleven groups of marine organisms were found in the stomach of Cobia. Fishes dominated the gut contents of male cobia, whereas crabs dominated the guts of female Cobia. Results illustrated seasonal variation on the preferential food. Cobia mainly fed on the prey available in the ecosystem and this point towards the opportunistic feeding behavior of the species. Analysis on the variation of gut contents in different life history stages showed that the share of marine organisms other than fishes were more in the guts of juveniles than that of adults.
 
Date 2017-02-21T06:44:41Z
2017-02-21T06:44:41Z
2016-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/40553
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.45(12) [December 2016]