Feeding Habits of the Bogue, Boops boops （Linnaeus, 1758） （Teleostei： Sparidae）in Benghazi Coast, Eastern Libya  

作　　者：Hamad El-Maremie Mohammad El-Mor 

机构地区：[1]Marine Resources Department, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Omar A1-Mokhtar University, Al-Bayda 919, Libya [2]Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Omar Al-Mokhtar University, Al-Bayda 919, Libya [3]Marine Science Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, lsmailia 41611, Egypt

出　　处：《Journal of Life Sciences》2015年第5期189-196,共8页生命科学（英文版）

摘　　要：The feeding habits of 500 specimens ofBoops boops （family： Sparidae）, inhabiting Benghazi Mediterranean coast, were studied monthly from November 2012 to October 2013. The annual diet composition, monthly variations in the diet composition, the variations of diet with length and the intensity of feeding were studied. Boops hoops feed on a wide variety of prey types： Crustacean （49.0%）, Porifera （22.7%）, Coelenterate （10.2%）, Seagrasses （9.2%）, Mollusca （8.1%） and Protozoa （0.9%）. The Crustacean, Porifera, Coelenterate, Seagrasses and Mollusca were the major food item all year round and it was found in all length groups. In the present study, Crustacean, Porifera, Seagrasses and Mollusca increased as the size increased while Coelenterate and Protozoa decreased as the fish size increased. The feeding intensity was quite high during the autumn and summer.

关 键 词：Feeding habits Boops boops eastern coast Mediterranean Sea Libya. 

分 类 号：Q959.468[生物学—动物学] Q959.483