First Observation of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) As a Prey for Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) in Gediz Delta Ramsar Area (İzmir Turkey)
Articles > Article · 2017
Authors: Mehmet Alp SALMAN
Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research, International, 2017, pp 187-188
DOI: 10.17216/limnofish.324047
Summary
In this study, a European eel ( Anguilla anguilla L. 1758) was found in stomach content of a drake mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos L. 1758) in Gediz Delta Ramsar Area (Izmir, Turkey) in spite of there is no fish in the diet of dabbling ducks. With this new record for Turkey, European eel would be added to the prey list of mallard as a new species.