Diet composition of the juvenile chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) in the Aegean Sea (Izmir Bay, Turkey)
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2006
Yazarlar: TUNCAY MURAT Sever, Bahar BAYHAN, M BILECENOGLU, S MAVILI
Journal of Applied Ichthyology, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, Wos, 2006, cilt 22, ss 145-148
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2006.00705.x
Özet
Stomach contents of 296 juvenile chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782) specimens were examined based on samplings carried out in Izmir Bay (Aegean Sea, Turkey) during 2001. In terms of percentage weight (W%), fishes were the main food during summer and autumn. Thaliaceans (Salpa sp.) constituted the most important food source in winter, whereas planktonic crustaceans (Amphipoda, Copepoda) were the main prey during spring. According to the Bray–Curtis similarity index, diet of the chub mackerel was 64.1% similar during the summer, winter and autumn seasons.