Aspects regarding the diet composition of Trachurus Mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) from the Romanian Black Sea coast

Authors

  • Cătălin Păun National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa”
  • Mădălina Galațchi National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa”
  • Daniel Grigoraș National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa”
  • George Țiganov National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa”
  • Cristian Sorin Danilov National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa”
  • Dragoș Diaconu National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa”
  • Carmen Georgeta Nicolae University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55268/CM.2024.54.104

Keywords:

fish, feeding seasons, copepod, Relative Importance Index, Fullness Index

Abstract

Knowing the diet composition of a fish species provides a key to understanding their place in the marine food web. Between May 2021 and September 2022, 120 stomachs of horse mackerel with sizes between 8.0 and 15.5 cm (average length 11.43±1.35 cm), were sampled and analyzed. The identified prey were: fish (Engraulis encrasicolus - anchovy), copepods (Acartia clausi, Calanus euxinus), molluscs and annelids polychaetes. Regarding the value of the Relative Importance Index (RII), the copepod group dominated. This prey is probably characteristic of small size individuals that dominated the samples. Their diet was similar between years. The analysis of Fullness Index (FI) highlights an increase in the index according to length. There are no significant FI differences between the stations, month and years.

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Published

2024-10-21

How to Cite

Păun, C., Galațchi, M., Grigoraș, D., Țiganov, G., Danilov, C. S., Diaconu, D., & Nicolae, C. G. (2024). Aspects regarding the diet composition of Trachurus Mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) from the Romanian Black Sea coast. Cercetări Marine - Recherches Marines, 54(1), 104. https://doi.org/10.55268/CM.2024.54.104

Issue

Vol. 54 No. 1 (2024): Cercetări Marine - Recherches Marines

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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