Feeding habits of yellow puffer (xenopterus naritus) at Batang Saribas

Tan, Siang Na (2004) Feeding habits of yellow puffer (xenopterus naritus) at Batang Saribas. [Final Year Project Report] (Unpublished)

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Abstract

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.

Item Type: Final Year Project Report
Additional Information: Project report (B.Sc.) -- Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 2004.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Fish culture, Feeds, Fish populations, Gut content analysis, feeding habit, zooplankton, unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education, undergraduate, research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Subjects: Q Science > QL Zoology
Q Science > QR Microbiology
S Agriculture > SF Animal culture
Divisions: Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology
Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology
Depositing User: Saman
Date Deposited: 16 Aug 2017 00:53
Last Modified: 19 Sep 2017 07:21
URI: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17261

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