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A Review of Food and Feeding Habits of Carangids Occurring Along the Indian Coast

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Title A Review of Food and Feeding Habits of Carangids Occurring Along the Indian Coast
 
Creator Shetkar, Mahesh
Nirmale, Vivek
 
Subject Carangids
Food and feeding habits
Feeding intensity
 
Description This review article provides a comprehensive overview of the feeding habits of fishes belonging to the family Carangidae occurring in Indian waters. Carangids are commonly known as jacks, trevallies, scads, queen fishes, runners, amberjacks and pompanos. They are well distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. Carangids are carnivorous fishes primarily feeding on crustaceans, small teleostean fishes, molluscs and polychaetes. Some species are known to exhibit cannibalism. Ontogenic shift in food and feeding is noted in carangids. Young ones prefer zooplankton and crustaceans, whereas adults mainly feed on small teleostean fishes. The intensity of feeding is higher in smaller individuals. Considerable seasonal variation in the type of prey consumed by the carangids is observed. Fishes with empty stomachs are noted mostly during peak spawning season.
 
Publisher Indian Fisheries Association
 
Date 2023-07-12
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JIFA/article/view/143840
 
Source Journal of Indian Fisheries Association; Vol. 50 No. 3 (2023): Journal of Indian Fisheries Association
0972-3854
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JIFA/article/view/143840/55573
 
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