Author/Authors :
kasımoğlu, cahit mugla university - institute of natural sciences - department of biology, Turkey , yılmaz, fevzi mugla university - faculty of arts and sciences - department of biology, Turkey
Title Of Article :
The feeding habits of Mugil cephalus (Linneaus, 1758) inhabiting in Gökova Bay (Muğla)
Abstract :
In this study, the feeding habits of the striped mullet, Mugil cephalus inhabiting Gökova Bay, were determined by the investigation of stomach contents. For this aim, 120 Mugil cephalus samples were caught between June 2007 and May 2008. As a result, it was determined that the stomach content of Mugil cephalus was consist of 33 various genus which of 26 belonging Plantae and 7 belonging Animalia. Total feeding it was determined that nutrition, 97,33% was Bacillariophyta, 0,35% was Chlorophyta, 0,22% Cyanophyta and 2,09% was animal organisms.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Mugil cephalus , Stomach contents , Gökova Bay
JournalTitle :
dicle university journal of institute of natural and applied science
