Diet composition and feeding strategy of crosbanded barb, Puntioplites bulu (Bleeker, 1851) from Perak, Peninsular Malaysia

Diet composition and feeding strategy of crossbanded barb, Puntioplites bulu caught from Perak, Malaysia from October 2015 to October 2016 were studied in relation to size and stages. Based on the stomach contents of 256 individuals with total length of 13.5 to 37.5 cm, 5.47% were empty. Puntioplite...

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Main Authors: A. Ghani, Intan Faraha, Arshad, Aziz, Harmin, Sharr Azni, Christianus, Annie, Ismail, Muhammad Fadhil Syukri
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Published: Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77339/
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Arshad, Aziz
Harmin, Sharr Azni
Christianus, Annie
Ismail, Muhammad Fadhil Syukri
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Harmin, Sharr Azni
Christianus, Annie
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description Diet composition and feeding strategy of crossbanded barb, Puntioplites bulu caught from Perak, Malaysia from October 2015 to October 2016 were studied in relation to size and stages. Based on the stomach contents of 256 individuals with total length of 13.5 to 37.5 cm, 5.47% were empty. Puntioplites bulu showed omnivorous feeding habits. Fed mostly on benthic plant materials (mostly algae) and aquatic invertebrate. Diet of P. bulu were primarily comprised of Bacillariophyceae, Chlorophyceae, crustacea, mollusca and plant matter. Estimation based on Schoener’s index showed high overlap dietary items between juvenile and adult stages, however ontogenetic shifts in diet were observed between these two stages. Adult P. bulu fed on varieties of items in prey size range whereas juveniles on smaller items. The stage based diet variances suggest that mouth gape and swimming ability may influence on the feeding habits of P. bulu. Description of dietary items and feeding strategy can offer an insight for proper management of this species particularly for aquaculture and conservation purposes.
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spelling upm-773392020-03-05T06:18:51Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77339/ Diet composition and feeding strategy of crosbanded barb, Puntioplites bulu (Bleeker, 1851) from Perak, Peninsular Malaysia A. Ghani, Intan Faraha Arshad, Aziz Harmin, Sharr Azni Christianus, Annie Ismail, Muhammad Fadhil Syukri Diet composition and feeding strategy of crossbanded barb, Puntioplites bulu caught from Perak, Malaysia from October 2015 to October 2016 were studied in relation to size and stages. Based on the stomach contents of 256 individuals with total length of 13.5 to 37.5 cm, 5.47% were empty. Puntioplites bulu showed omnivorous feeding habits. Fed mostly on benthic plant materials (mostly algae) and aquatic invertebrate. Diet of P. bulu were primarily comprised of Bacillariophyceae, Chlorophyceae, crustacea, mollusca and plant matter. Estimation based on Schoener’s index showed high overlap dietary items between juvenile and adult stages, however ontogenetic shifts in diet were observed between these two stages. Adult P. bulu fed on varieties of items in prey size range whereas juveniles on smaller items. The stage based diet variances suggest that mouth gape and swimming ability may influence on the feeding habits of P. bulu. Description of dietary items and feeding strategy can offer an insight for proper management of this species particularly for aquaculture and conservation purposes. Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77339/1/8TH%20IAC%20%E2%80%93%206TH%20ISFA%202018-23.pdf A. Ghani, Intan Faraha and Arshad, Aziz and Harmin, Sharr Azni and Christianus, Annie and Ismail, Muhammad Fadhil Syukri (2018) Diet composition and feeding strategy of crosbanded barb, Puntioplites bulu (Bleeker, 1851) from Perak, Peninsular Malaysia. In: Joint Symposium of the 8th International Agriculture Congress 2018 and 6th International Symposium for Food & Agriculture 2018 (8th IAC – 6th ISFA 2018), 13-15 Nov. 2018, Auditorium Rashdan Baba, TNCPI Building, Universiti Putra Malaysia. (pp. 109-112).
spellingShingle A. Ghani, Intan Faraha
Arshad, Aziz
Harmin, Sharr Azni
Christianus, Annie
Ismail, Muhammad Fadhil Syukri
Diet composition and feeding strategy of crosbanded barb, Puntioplites bulu (Bleeker, 1851) from Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
title Diet composition and feeding strategy of crosbanded barb, Puntioplites bulu (Bleeker, 1851) from Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
title_full Diet composition and feeding strategy of crosbanded barb, Puntioplites bulu (Bleeker, 1851) from Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr Diet composition and feeding strategy of crosbanded barb, Puntioplites bulu (Bleeker, 1851) from Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Diet composition and feeding strategy of crosbanded barb, Puntioplites bulu (Bleeker, 1851) from Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
title_short Diet composition and feeding strategy of crosbanded barb, Puntioplites bulu (Bleeker, 1851) from Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort diet composition and feeding strategy of crosbanded barb, puntioplites bulu (bleeker, 1851) from perak, peninsular malaysia
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