scholarly journals Trophic analysis of the fish community in the Ciénega Churince, Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariana Hernández ◽  
Hector S Espinosa-Pérez ◽  
Valeria Souza
Keyword(s):  
Fish Species ◽  
Fish Community ◽  
Stomach Contents ◽  
Feeding Strategies ◽  
Trophic Chain ◽  
Fish Diets ◽  
Average Linkage ◽  
Linkage Method ◽  
Index Of Relative Importance ◽  
Trophic Analysis

The fish community in the Churince system includes endemic, native and introduced species. Fish diets were analysed in order to evaluate the tropho-dynamics of the community. Nine sampling campaigns were carried out between February 2011 and May 2014, and 556 specimens of nine fish species were collected. Stomach contents were analysed using the Index of Relative Importance (IRI) and the Index of Absolute Importance (RIa). Similar groups were defined for the trophic chain using the average linkage method. Feeding strategies were stenophagic in only the species Herichthys minckleyi and euryphagic in the other eight species. The main food categories found in the stomach contents of the fish community were insects, crustaceans, gastropods, plants and teleosts. Four functional groups were defined for the trophic chain, with no top consumer fish species. Despite this, the fish were observed to be regulators, mainly of invertebrates. The chain reaction in the control of food was thus greater from the top to the bottom.

scholarly journals Trophic analysis of the fish community in the Ciénega Churince, Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariana Hernández ◽  
Hector S Espinosa-Pérez ◽  
Valeria Souza
Keyword(s):  
Fish Species ◽  
Fish Community ◽  
Stomach Contents ◽  
Feeding Strategies ◽  
Trophic Chain ◽  
Fish Diets ◽  
Average Linkage ◽  
Linkage Method ◽  
Index Of Relative Importance ◽  
Trophic Analysis

The fish community in the Churince system includes endemic, native and introduced species. Fish diets were analysed in order to evaluate the tropho-dynamics of the community. Nine sampling campaigns were carried out between February 2011 and May 2014, and 556 specimens of nine fish species were collected. Stomach contents were analysed using the Index of Relative Importance (IRI) and the Index of Absolute Importance (RIa). Similar groups were defined for the trophic chain using the average linkage method. Feeding strategies were stenophagic in only the species Herichthys minckleyi and euryphagic in the other eight species. The main food categories found in the stomach contents of the fish community were insects, crustaceans, gastropods, plants and teleosts. Four functional groups were defined for the trophic chain, with no top consumer fish species. Despite this, the fish were observed to be regulators, mainly of invertebrates. The chain reaction in the control of food was thus greater from the top to the bottom.

scholarly journals Trophic analysis of the fish community in the Ciénega Churince, Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila

PeerJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. e3637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariana Hernández ◽  
Hector S. Espinosa-Pérez ◽  
Valeria Souza
Keyword(s):  
Fish Community ◽  
Stomach Contents ◽  
Trophic Niche ◽  
Feeding Strategies ◽  
Dietary Control ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Linkage Method ◽  
Cuatro Ciénegas ◽  
Trophic Analysis ◽  
Feed Coefficient

Fish diets were analyzed to evaluate the dynamic trophs of the fish community in the Churince wetland system of the Cuatro Ciénegas, where the fauna consists of nine species: endemic, native and introduced. In nine sampling events (between February 2011 and May 2014) 556 specimens of all nine species were collected. Stomach contents were analyzed and the Relative Importance Index (IRI) was calculated. The feed coefficient (Q) of the diets and the accumulated trophic diversity (Hk), as well as the amplitude of the trophic niche were evaluated. Feeding strategies in the fish community were found to be eurifagic. The main foods in general were insects, crustaceans, gastropods, plants and teleosts. According to the average linkage method, four functional trophic groups were defined, with no higher consumption species; nevertheless all were regulators, mainly invertebrates. Therefore, the chain reaction in food control was higher from top to bottom, meaning a downwards dietary control.

scholarly journals Changes in the diet composition of Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus on Skadar lake (Southern Montenegro)

Acrocephalus ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (144) ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
Andrej Vizi ◽  
Ondrej Vizi
Keyword(s):  
Breeding Season ◽  
Fish Species ◽  
Fish Community ◽  
Diet Composition ◽  
Stomach Contents ◽  
Breeding Population ◽  
Diet Analysis ◽  
Regional Population ◽  
Species Specific ◽  
Lake Fish

Changes in the diet composition of Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus on Skadar lake (Southern Montenegro) Diet changes of Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus, a piscivorous bird feeding primarily on fish up to 15 cm long, were studied on Skadar Lake. The breeding population on the lake was estimated at over 2,000 pairs in 2005 and 1,260 pairs in 2006, comprising about 5-8% of the regional population of SE Europe & Turkey. The first diet analysis, based on stomach contents of specimens hunted in the course of the breeding season, was carried out in the period 1973-1975 in order to identify the influence of the birds on commercial fishery. Further samples of regurgitated or accidentally dropped food items during the feeding of nestlings were collected and analyzed in the 2006 breeding season. Results from both periods are presented and changes in diet composition in the course of over 30 years are discussed. Between 1973-1975 and 2006, the Pygmy Cormorant's diet on Skadar Lake changed drastically. Only one fish species, Rudd Scardinius knezevici, was found to be common to both study periods. Pygmy Cormorant's diet in the period 1973-1975 consisted of 11 fish species (N = 224 specimens), belonging to five families. The most abundant fish species were Roach Rutilus ohridanus and Albanian Roach Pachychilon pictum. Diet analysis in 2006 revealed only six species (N = 98 specimens) from two families, and also showed that the introduced Goldfish Carassius auratus became a major food source for Pygmy Cormorant, constituting 84.7% of the total specimen number. Age class analysis of Goldfish items revealed that juvenile specimens (45-90 mm) comprised 89.0% of the total Goldfish compound. The study confirms that the Pygmy Cormorant is not a species-specific hunter and suggests it is not affected by the changes in composition of fish community in the littoral zone of the lake. Fish consumption by Pygmy Cormorants on Skadar Lake in 2006 was estimated at 45 t during the most intensive foraging period (June-August).

scholarly journals Bioaccumulation of mercury in fishes of Jagadishpur Reservoir, Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 17-23
Author(s):  
Prakash Acharya ◽  
Chhatra Mani Sharma ◽  
Shichang Kang ◽  
Lekhendra Tripathee ◽  
Junming Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fish Species ◽  
Fish Community ◽  
Food Resource ◽  
Stomach Contents ◽  
Stomach Content Analysis ◽  
Trophic Levels ◽  
Fish Length ◽  
Mystus Vittatus ◽  
Total Hg ◽  
Food Resource Utilization

Stable isotope ratios of nitrogen (δ15N, ‰) and carbon (δ13C, ‰), accompanied by stomach contents were used to assess the food chain and trophic transfer of mercury in fifty-three marketable sized fish belonging to five species (Channa punctatus, Mystus vittatus, Nandus nandus, Puntius sophore and Xenentodon cancila) from the Jagadishpur Reservoir, Nepal. The highest total Hg concentration was found in X. cancila with an average of 800.42(±279.36) µg/kg exceeding the international marketing limit (500 mg/kg), a carnivorous species. However, except for some individuals of N. nandus, total Hg concentrations in other fish species in the present study were significantly lower than that limit. The fish community had at least two trophic levels (Δ15N > 5.6), C. punctatus with the highest and M. vittatus the lowest signatures of δ15N, which was also supported by the stomach content analysis. There was neither correlation between total Hg and δ15N nor connectivity in food resource utilization (based on δ13C), indicating no biomagnification among these fish species. In addition, Hg concentrations were not significantly correlated to total fish length in any of the species. Fish species in the present study have low Hg content accompanied by low biomagnification through the studied fish community.

scholarly journals The hydraulic management of the Barra Bonita reservoir (SP, Brazil) as a factor influencing the temporal succession of its fish community

2007 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 433-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
ML. Petesse ◽  
M. Petrere Jr. ◽  
RJ. Spigolon
Keyword(s):  
Fish Species ◽  
Fish Community ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Anthropogenic Stress ◽  
Reservoir Level ◽  
Species List ◽  
Adaptation Capacity ◽  
Reproductive Structures ◽  
Temporal Succession ◽  
Reproductive Compensation

The temporal succession of fish communities allows evaluating the environmental conditions and the adaptation capacity of the fish species to anthropogenic stress in reservoirs. The fish community at Barra Bonita reservoir was sampled in two different periods of the year (dry and rainy) and in three different areas of the reservoir (fluvial, transition, and lentic). The species list was compared to another four lists, trying to detect the transformations of the fish community for the last 15 years. In order to evaluate the adaptation of the present fish community to the hydraulic management of reservoir, the trophic and reproductive structures were studied. Temporal succession analysis shows little change in fish richness of the communities. The number of fish species varies between 23 and 39 for a total of 68 registered species. From this, 27 can be considered constant, 14 accessory and 27 accidental; the main differences observed were for Anostomidae, Loricariidae and Characidae families. In relation to the hydraulic management, we found a fish community stabilized and adapted to environmental stress. This is characterized by the dominance of small-sized fish species of opportunistic diet and high reproductive compensation (r-strategists). The overlap of biological cycles of the most abundant species with the reservoir level fluctuations points to the period from September to March-April as critical for reproductive success and only the species with partial reproductive strategy or parental care are best succeeded. These results, interpreted in the context of the reservoir aging process, indicate that Barra Bonita reservoir is entering a transition phase, between the colonization and aging stages.

scholarly journals Perbandingan Metode Single Linkage, Complete Linkage Dan Average Linkage dalam Pengelompokan Kecamatan Berdasarkan Variabel Jenis Ternak Kabupaten Sidoarjo

Jurnal INFORM ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sulthan Fikri Mu'afa ◽  
Nurissaidah Ulinnuha
Keyword(s):  
Farm Animals ◽  
Single Linkage ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Food Ingredients ◽  
Complete Linkage ◽  
Material Sources ◽  
Average Linkage ◽  
Linkage Method ◽  
Livestock Products ◽  
Labor Resources

Livestock products are widely used by the community in their daily lives, for example as food ingredients, industrial material sources, labor resources, fertilizer sources and energy sources. This study aims to cluster livestock potential with data on livestock population in Sidoarjo Regency in 2017 with single linkage, complete linkage and average linkage method and comparing performance of the methods. In this cluster, the data will be grouped into 3 clusters. The results of the three clusters were obtained by sixteen sub-districts in the first cluster with the potential for low livestock and each one in the second and third clusters for single linkage and average linkage. While complete linkage obtained fifteen sub-districts in the first cluster with high potential for livestock, two sub-districts in the second cluster with the potential of medium livestock and one sub-district in the third cluster with the potential for high farm animals. In the comparison of the standard deviation ratio value, the smallest value of 0.222 is obtained by complete linkage, which shows that complete linkage is better than single linkage and average linkage in the case of subgrouping based on Sidoarjo regency livestock types.

scholarly journals Stomach Content of Tillapia zilli and Oreochromis nilocticus from Wanzun River, Lavun Local Government, Niger State Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 15-20
Author(s):  
Y. M. Mohammed ◽  
M. D. Abubakar ◽  
A. M. Muhammad ◽  
A. S. Muhammad ◽  
B. L. Umar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fish Species ◽  
Stomach Content ◽  
Stomach Contents ◽  
Empty Stomach ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Individual Fish ◽  
Fish Samples ◽  
Commercially Important ◽  
Fish Remains ◽  
The One

This study was conducted to investigate the stomach contents of two commercially important fish species (Tilapia zilli and Oreochromis nilocticus)  from Wanzun River, Northcentral Nigeria using frequency of occurrence and volumetric methods between January to April 2019. Fish samples were collected monthly with help of Fishermen using various fishing nets and traps. One hundred (100) individual fish of each species were collected and their stomach contents were examined. The results obtained expressed in mean percentage indicated that out of the one hundred (100) individual fish of each species examined,Twelve (12%) fish had an empty stomach contents in Tilapia zilli, and out of the 100 samples examined, Seventeen (17%) fish had an empty stomach content in Oreochromis nilocticus. The stomach contents of both Tilapia zilli and Oreochromis nilocticus consist of detritus, insects, fish remains. Algae/protozoans plant materials and molluscs. Both fish species are omnivorous feeders and occupy the same ecological niche.The study reveals the importance of algae, fish, insects and plant materials as food for fishes and they form important part in the diet of the species examined.

scholarly journals Resource partitioning and ecomorphological variation in two syntopic species of Lebiasinidae (Characiformes) in an Amazonian stream

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathália Carina dos Santos SILVA ◽  
Aluízio José Lopes da COSTA ◽  
José LOUVISE ◽  
Bruno Eleres SOARES ◽  
Vanessa Cristine e Souza REIS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Resource Partitioning ◽  
Trophic Ecology ◽  
Species Coexistence ◽  
Stomach Contents ◽  
Relative Length ◽  
Niche Overlap ◽  
The Body ◽  
Feeding Strategies ◽  
Relative Depth ◽  
Feeding Niche

ABSTRACTResource partitioning is important for species coexistence. Species with similar ecomorphology are potential competitors, especially when phylogenetically close, due to niche conservatism. The aim of this study was to investigate the resource partitioning among populations of two species of lebiasinids (Copella nigrofasciata and Pyrrhulina aff. brevis) that co-occur in a first-order Amazonian stream, analyzing the trophic ecology, feeding strategies and ecomorphological attributes related to the use of food and space by these species. Fish were captured in May and September 2010. The stomach contents of 60 individuals were analyzed and quantified volumetrically to characterize the feeding ecology of both species. Eleven morphological attributes were measured in 20 specimens and combined in nine ecomorphological indices. Both species had an omnivorous-invertivorous diet and consumed predominantly allochthonous items. Both showed a tendency to a generalist diet, but intrapopulational variation in resource use was also detected. Overall feeding niche overlap was high, but differed between seasons: low during the rainy season and high in the dry season. In the latter, the food niche overlap was asymmetric because C. nigrofasciata consumed several prey of P. aff. brevis, which reduced its food spectrum. The ecomorphological analysis suggests that C. nigrofasciatahas greater swimming capacity (greater relative length of caudal peduncle) than P. aff. brevis, which has greater maneuverability and tendency to inhabit lentic environments (greater relative depth of the body). Our results demonstrate that these species have similar trophic ecology and suggest a spatial segregation, given by morphological differences related to locomotion and occupation of habitat, favoring their coexistence.

scholarly journals Low occurrence rates of ubiquitously present leptocephalus larvae in the stomach contents of predatory fish

2015 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. 1359-1369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Miller ◽  
Jeff Dubosc ◽  
Elodie Vourey ◽  
Katsumi Tsukamoto ◽  
Valerie Allain
Keyword(s):  
Stomach Contents ◽  
Trophic Dynamics ◽  
Predatory Fish ◽  
Thunnus Albacares ◽  
Fish Diets ◽  
Thunnus Obesus ◽  
Leptocephalus Larvae ◽  
Subtropical Oceans ◽  
Oceanic Food Webs ◽  
Prey Items

Abstract Leptocephali, the larvae of eels, grow to large sizes and are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical oceans. Their role in oceanic food webs is poorly known because they are rarely reported as food items in fish stomach content studies. Data from 13 years of research on the trophic dynamics of Pacific Ocean predatory fish indicate that among 8746 fish of 76 species/taxa (33 families) that had been feeding, only 16 fish of 6 species had remains of 34 leptocephali in their stomachs. Only 0.013% of the 256 308 total prey items were leptocephalus larvae, and 0.03% of the total prey items were juvenile or adult eels (mostly snipe eels: Nemichthyidae). There were 10 fish of 2 species of lancetfish (Alepisaurus spp., n = 152), 2 rainbow runners (Elagatis bipinnulata, n = 222), and 2 yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares, n = 3103) that had leptocephali in their stomach contents, but all except one T. albacares (contained 15 leptocephali) had each eaten ≤3 leptocephali. A swallower, Pseudoscopelus sp., and a frigate tuna, Auxis thazard, had eaten single leptocephali. Twenty-eight bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus, had eaten 76 juvenile/adult nemichthyid or serrivomerid eels. A literature survey found that only 15 out of 75 examined publications listed leptocephali in the stomach contents of a total of 6 species out of ∼ 42 300 predatory fish of 40 species. The transparency of leptocephali and their apparent mimicry of gelatinous zooplankton could contribute to lower rates of predation. Their soft bodies likely digest rapidly, so although this study and existing literature indicate that leptocephali sometimes contribute to predatory fish diets, particularly for fish that do not exclude gelatinous prey types, and fish with low digestion rates in their stomachs such as lancetfish, their levels of contribution to fish diets and the impacts of predators on eel recruitment remain uncertain.

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