Feeding habits of Parapenaeopsis stylifera(Edwards, 1837 H. Milne) in the coastal waters of the Hormozgan province

Document Type : Nutrition

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1 Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Marine Science & Technology, Hormozgan University, Bandar Abbas, Iran, POBox: 3995

2 Agricultural Research and Development Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Research, Persian Gulf and Oman sea ecological research institute, Bandar Abbas, PO Box: 1597-79145

Abstract

This study was conducted for understanding Food and feeding of Parapenaeopsis styliferain the coastal waters of Hormuzgan province. Sampling was done monthly with shrimp bottom trawl net from July2016 to June2017. The intestine contents of 363 shrimps, ranging from 12 to 33 mm carapace length, were analyzed. Their contents appeared to consist of mainly large quantities crustaceans(84%), plant fibers (7%), diatomaceous(6%), foraminifera (stomach)(1%), Nematod worms(0/57), Ciliophora(0/28%) and Gastropod(0/28%). The C.V. index varied significantly in both sexes that was higher in males than females. While that was not significantly in different length classes. The results of this study showed that the frequency of crustacean was highest in the intestine contents of both sexes, while the FP index did not significantly in different length classes.Based on the major food groups were observed in different of ovary stages, the crustaceans was the most dominant in overall stages.

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Journal of Animal Environment
Volume 10, Issue 4
December 2018
Pages 461-466

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