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Diet composition in larval fishes of the family Terapontidae (Actinopterygii: Perciformes) in the seagrass-bed of Johor Strait, Malaysia

Stomach content of fish larvae of family Terapontidae were studied in samples acquired from Merambong Shoal, south western part of Johor, Malaysia from December 2007 to September 2008. Larvae were collected by subsurface towing of a Bongo net. Stomachs were removed from a total of 117 Terapontidae s...

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Main Authors: Arshad, Aziz, Ara, Roushon, Sarker, S. M. Nurul Amin Harmuj Ali, Abd. Ghaffar, Mazlan
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Published: Academic Journals 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29219/1/29219.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.292192016-06-20T07:05:27Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29219/ Diet composition in larval fishes of the family Terapontidae (Actinopterygii: Perciformes) in the seagrass-bed of Johor Strait, Malaysia Arshad, Aziz Ara, Roushon Sarker, S. M. Nurul Amin Harmuj Ali Abd. Ghaffar, Mazlan Stomach content of fish larvae of family Terapontidae were studied in samples acquired from Merambong Shoal, south western part of Johor, Malaysia from December 2007 to September 2008. Larvae were collected by subsurface towing of a Bongo net. Stomachs were removed from a total of 117 Terapontidae specimens during the study period and the stomach contents were fully examined. Analyses of prey in the stomach showed 24 important food items belonging to six major groups viz., phytoplankton, zooplankton, algae, plant-like matter, debris and unidentified matters. The predominant food items found in the stomach were phytoplankton (74.25%). This was followed by plant matters (8.02%), algae (6.69%), zooplankton (4.95%), debris (3/65%) and unidentified matters (2.45%). Among the food items, phytoplankton was the first rank by simple resultant index (74.25%). Therefore, it could be concluded that the fish larvae of family Terapontidae are mainly herbivorous. Academic Journals 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29219/1/29219.pdf Arshad, Aziz and Ara, Roushon and Sarker, S. M. Nurul Amin Harmuj Ali and Abd. Ghaffar, Mazlan (2013) Diet composition in larval fishes of the family Terapontidae (Actinopterygii: Perciformes) in the seagrass-bed of Johor Strait, Malaysia. Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 8 (2). pp. 325-332. ISSN 1683-9919; ESSN: 1996-3289 http://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajava.2013.325.332 10.3923/ajava.2013.325.332
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description Stomach content of fish larvae of family Terapontidae were studied in samples acquired from Merambong Shoal, south western part of Johor, Malaysia from December 2007 to September 2008. Larvae were collected by subsurface towing of a Bongo net. Stomachs were removed from a total of 117 Terapontidae specimens during the study period and the stomach contents were fully examined. Analyses of prey in the stomach showed 24 important food items belonging to six major groups viz., phytoplankton, zooplankton, algae, plant-like matter, debris and unidentified matters. The predominant food items found in the stomach were phytoplankton (74.25%). This was followed by plant matters (8.02%), algae (6.69%), zooplankton (4.95%), debris (3/65%) and unidentified matters (2.45%). Among the food items, phytoplankton was the first rank by simple resultant index (74.25%). Therefore, it could be concluded that the fish larvae of family Terapontidae are mainly herbivorous.
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author Arshad, Aziz
Ara, Roushon
Sarker, S. M. Nurul Amin Harmuj Ali
Abd. Ghaffar, Mazlan
spellingShingle Arshad, Aziz
Ara, Roushon
Sarker, S. M. Nurul Amin Harmuj Ali
Abd. Ghaffar, Mazlan
Diet composition in larval fishes of the family Terapontidae (Actinopterygii: Perciformes) in the seagrass-bed of Johor Strait, Malaysia
author_facet Arshad, Aziz
Ara, Roushon
Sarker, S. M. Nurul Amin Harmuj Ali
Abd. Ghaffar, Mazlan
author_sort Arshad, Aziz
title Diet composition in larval fishes of the family Terapontidae (Actinopterygii: Perciformes) in the seagrass-bed of Johor Strait, Malaysia
title_short Diet composition in larval fishes of the family Terapontidae (Actinopterygii: Perciformes) in the seagrass-bed of Johor Strait, Malaysia
title_full Diet composition in larval fishes of the family Terapontidae (Actinopterygii: Perciformes) in the seagrass-bed of Johor Strait, Malaysia
title_fullStr Diet composition in larval fishes of the family Terapontidae (Actinopterygii: Perciformes) in the seagrass-bed of Johor Strait, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Diet composition in larval fishes of the family Terapontidae (Actinopterygii: Perciformes) in the seagrass-bed of Johor Strait, Malaysia
title_sort diet composition in larval fishes of the family terapontidae (actinopterygii: perciformes) in the seagrass-bed of johor strait, malaysia
publisher Academic Journals
publishDate 2013
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29219/1/29219.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29219/
http://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajava.2013.325.332
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