Feeding habits of yellow puffer (xenopterus naritus) at Batang Saribas
The food choice of yellow puffer, Xenopterus naritus and the influence if physico-chemical water parameters and availability of zooplankton upon its high congregation in Batang Seribas near Kampung Manggut during certain month in a year was investigated. Thirty one stomachs were observed and 13 tax...
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| description | The food choice of yellow puffer, Xenopterus naritus and the influence if physico-chemical water parameters and availability of zooplankton upon its high congregation in Batang Seribas near Kampung Manggut during certain month in a year was investigated. Thirty one stomachs were observed and 13 taxa food items were identified in the fish guts. The food preference of yellow puffer revolved around juvenile gastropod, adult gastropod, nematode, amphipod and calanoid copepod. Meio-macrobenthos was an important prey of the yellow puffer. This species in omniverom relying primarily on benthic invertebrates as their food. Congregation of this fish in the estuary of Btg. Saribas is due to the spawning activities. It is believed that the physico-chemical of the water and food availability is also influence the congregation of the fish in the area. |
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| spelling | unimas-172612024-09-11T07:40:52Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17261/ Feeding habits of yellow puffer (xenopterus naritus) at Batang Saribas Tan, Siang Na QL Zoology QR Microbiology SF Animal culture The food choice of yellow puffer, Xenopterus naritus and the influence if physico-chemical water parameters and availability of zooplankton upon its high congregation in Batang Seribas near Kampung Manggut during certain month in a year was investigated. Thirty one stomachs were observed and 13 taxa food items were identified in the fish guts. The food preference of yellow puffer revolved around juvenile gastropod, adult gastropod, nematode, amphipod and calanoid copepod. Meio-macrobenthos was an important prey of the yellow puffer. This species in omniverom relying primarily on benthic invertebrates as their food. Congregation of this fish in the estuary of Btg. Saribas is due to the spawning activities. It is believed that the physico-chemical of the water and food availability is also influence the congregation of the fish in the area. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2004 Final Year Project Report / IMRAD NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17261/7/Feeding%20habit%20of%20yellow%20puffer%20%28Xenopterus%20Naritus%29%20at%20Batang%20Saribas%20%28fulltext%29.pdf Tan, Siang Na (2004) Feeding habits of yellow puffer (xenopterus naritus) at Batang Saribas. [Final Year Project Report / IMRAD] (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | QL Zoology QR Microbiology SF Animal culture Tan, Siang Na Feeding habits of yellow puffer (xenopterus naritus) at Batang Saribas |
| title | Feeding habits of yellow puffer (xenopterus naritus) at Batang Saribas |
| title_full | Feeding habits of yellow puffer (xenopterus naritus) at Batang Saribas |
| title_fullStr | Feeding habits of yellow puffer (xenopterus naritus) at Batang Saribas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feeding habits of yellow puffer (xenopterus naritus) at Batang Saribas |
| title_short | Feeding habits of yellow puffer (xenopterus naritus) at Batang Saribas |
| title_sort | feeding habits of yellow puffer (xenopterus naritus) at batang saribas |
| topic | QL Zoology QR Microbiology SF Animal culture |
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