Diet and feeding of fish from Grande River, located below the Volta Grande Reservoir, MG-SP

Brazilian Journal of Biology

P. M. Andrade¹  F. M. S. Braga¹ 

[1] ,UNESP Instituto de Biociências Departamento de ZoologiaRio Claro SP

关键词: fish;    feeding;    reservoirs;    Feeding Importance Degree;    peixe;    alimentação;    reservatórios;    Grau de Preferência Alimentar;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1519-69842005000300002

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

We compare the classic model of feeding of tropical fish by means of six bimonthly samplings using gillnets of varying mesh sizes that were inspected every twelve hours throughout a forty-eight hour period. The stomachs of the fish caught were classified in three categories according to quantity of food found. The amount of fat in the visceral cavity with respect to the energetic reserve deposition was also studied. The relative frequencies of the different categories of stomach repletion and fat deposition were examined for patterns of feeding seasonality. The stomachs considered full were examined to record diet composition. To assess the relative importance of the different food resources, we applied Feeding Importance Degree (FID), which is a useful index when difficulties exist in determining a common basis for volume, number, or weight of a given food item in different species, a common problem when dealing with fish species having different feeding habits. The fish species whose stomach contents were analyzed using the FID index were Serrasalmus spilopleura (Characidae), L. prolixa (Loricaridae), Schizodon nasutus (Anostomidae), and Pimelodus maculatus (Pimelodidae). Our findings indicate some contrasting elements , in dietary composition in relation to the classic model for tropical rivers. These factors include the importance of aquatic macrophytes, the lack of piscivorous species, and a lesser presence of allochthonous vegetation in the diet of the species studied.

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