THE FOOD AND FEEDING HABITS OF THE SOMPAT GRUNT POMADASYS JUBELINI (CUVIER, 1830) IN THE NEW CALABAR - BONNY RIVER, PORTHACOURT, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA
Dr Agbugui Marian Onwude and Deekae, S.N., Oniye. S.J. and Auta, J (Published 2019)
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Abstract
The food and feeding habits of the Sompat grunt Pomadasys jubelini (Cuvier, 1830) in the New Calabar -
Bonny River, Porthacourt, Rivers state, Nigeria was investigated in other to identify the dietary items and feeding
habits. The analyses of the stomach contents were carried out by the numeric, frequency of occurrence, points and
gravimetric methods. The results showed that the dietary items were crabs - Callinectes amnicola (73.1%), fresh
water shrimps - Macrobrachium macrobrachion (24.08%) which were the important primary food components
whereas, fish species - Scomberomosus tritor (1.51%),
| Item Type: | Journal article(non-copyrighted) |
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| Format: | PDF document, 202.92 KB |
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| Keywords: | Dietary items, feeding habits, New Calabar-Bonny River, Pomadasys jubelini, stomach content, Index of relative importance (IRI) |
| Department: | Natural Science |
| Field of Study: | Biology |
| Uploaded By: | Enoyoze Esosa |
| Date Added: | 15 Feb 2019 11:25am |
| Last Modified: | 15 Feb 2019 |
| Journal URL: | https://www.edouniversity.edu.ng/oer/journal/the_food_and_feeding_habits_of_the_sompat_grunt_pomadasys_jubelini_cuvier_1830_in_the_new_calabar_-_bonny_river_porthacourt_rivers_state_nigeria |
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