Food and Feeding Habits of the European Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) (Linnaeus, 1758) Inhabiting Port Said, Mediterranean Coast, Egypt | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries | ||
| Article 38, Volume 26, Issue 4, July and August 2022, Pages 637-644 PDF (538.11 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejabf.2022.253138 | ||
| Author | ||
| Karim M. El-Beltagy et al. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The present study aimed to investigate the feeding biology of E. encrasicolus in the Egyptian Mediterranean coast at Port Said, Egypt. A total of 750 specimens of the European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus, 1758) were randomly sampled on monthly basis from March 2020 to February 2021 from the fish landing site at Port Said Mediterranean coast. The fish diet composition was formed of crustaceans (49.3%), followed by polychaetes (27.1%), phytoplankton (12.7%) and fish parts (11.0%). Crustaceans and polychaetes were found all year around and in all fish length groups. Phytoplankton disappeared in December, January and February. Fish parts disappeared in March and April. Crustaceans, polychaetes and fish parts increased with the increase in fish size, while phytoplankton decreased with the increase in fish size. In the present study, the maximum feeding activity was recorded during winter (75.8%) and the minimum in summer (32.0%). | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Engraulidae; Engraulis encrasicolus; Feeding habits; Port Said; Mediterranean coast; Egypt | ||
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