STOMACH CONTENT ANALYSIS OF SILVER POMFRET FROM MON COASTAL AREA
Abstract
- Stomach content analysis of the silver pomfret, Pampus argenteus was examined from March 2019 to February 2020. A detail investigation of food items of the P. argenteus was undertaken from Mon Coastal Areas. Copepods were the main food item in the diet of P. argenteus followed by the other zooplankton and crustacean appendages. The fish was a carnivore feeding mainly on zooplanktonic organisms while phytoplankton was a minor part of the diet. The semi-digested food was highly macerated and pulpy. Empty stomachs appear in very high percentages within study period. The highest value of gastrosomatic index (GaSI) was observed in February (4.09±1.22) and lowest in November (1.41±0.2) with an annual average of 2.15±0.9. The highest level of vacuity index (VI) was observed in pre-monsson and the lowest in post-monsoon with an annual value was 67%.
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Year
- 2022
Author
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Zarni Ko Ko
Subject
- Chemistry, Physics, Zoology, Botany and Marine Science, Geology
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)