Cephalopods in the diet of albacore, Thunnus alalunga, from the eastern Mediterranean

Salman A., Karakulak F. S.

JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, cilt.89, sa.3, ss.635-640, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 89 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s0025315408002555
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.635-640
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: stomach content, Thunnus alalunga, cephalopods, eastern Mediterranean, XIPHIAS-GLADIUS, SEA, SWORDFISH
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, the stomach contents of 116 albacore specimens, Thunnus alalunga were examined from the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Fifty-five of the 116 stomachs examined were empty. The occurrence of major prey categories in stomachs were 95.1% cephalopods, 47.5% teleosts and 39.3% crustaceans with a total Of 633 individuals belonging to 14 species identified. Heteroteuthis dispar from the order Sepiolida constituted 56-40% of the main cephalopod prey followed by Onychoteuthis banksii from the order Teuthida.