Food Selection of Various Size Groups of the Cyprinid Fish, Cyprinion mhalensis Al-Kahem & Behnke, 1983 from Saudi Arabia PDF

Keywords

food, Saudi Arabia, fish

Abstract

Cyprinion mhalensis is a selective feeder as it feeds on a variety of food items. Selection varies proportionally with prey abundance. Smaller fishes generally feed on zooplankton while larger ones mostly on phytoplankton. Detectability and acceptability may be the main factors for food selection.