Abstract

• The stomach content of Anodontostoma chacunda was studied applying the number and occurrence methods. Eight major food groups were observed in the stomach. The dominant diet in the stomach contents was diatoms. The most dominant items were Bellerocheta spp., Coscinodiscus spp., Cyclotella sp., Lampricsus sp., Navicula spp., Nitzschia spp. Pleurosigma spp. Thalassionema spp. and Odontella spp. Larvae also constituted as the main food items. Anodontostoma chacunda was omnivores and pelagic feeders.