In order to study the feeding biology of the Japanese Threadfin Bream in the Northern parts of Oman Sea (Chabahar Area), a total of 212 specimens were collected in 2009-2010, and different indices of VI, FP and GSI were taken into consideration. Of total stomachs, 51, 44 and 117 numbers were full, semi-full and empty, respectively. The VI index was estimated 55.2% , and amount of Food Preference Index were estimated as: Crustacean (63.2%), Fishes (38.9%), Molluscs (36.8%), Nematoda (25.3%), Polychaeta (8.4%), Sipuncula (7.4%), Foraminifera (6.3%), Phytoplanktons (4.2%), Seeweeds (2.1%) and Nemertean worms (1.1%). The maximum and minimum Gastro-Somatic Index for males were in autumn and winter season; and for females in summer and spring. It was concluded that N.japonicus is a moderate feeding fish and it’s main food is Crustacean and minor foods are Molluscs and Fishes.
Afshari,M. , Valinassab,T. and Seyfabadi,S. (2012). Feeding biology of the Japanese Threadfin Bream (Nemipterus japonicus). Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 10(1), 12-22.
MLA
Afshari,M. , , Valinassab,T. , and Seyfabadi,S. . "Feeding biology of the Japanese Threadfin Bream (Nemipterus japonicus)", Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 10, 1, 2012, 12-22.
HARVARD
Afshari M., Valinassab T., Seyfabadi S. (2012). 'Feeding biology of the Japanese Threadfin Bream (Nemipterus japonicus)', Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 10(1), pp. 12-22.
CHICAGO
M. Afshari, T. Valinassab and S. Seyfabadi, "Feeding biology of the Japanese Threadfin Bream (Nemipterus japonicus)," Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 10 1 (2012): 12-22,
VANCOUVER
Afshari M., Valinassab T., Seyfabadi S. Feeding biology of the Japanese Threadfin Bream (Nemipterus japonicus). Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 2012; 10(1): 12-22.
