Feeding of Barbus cyclolepis Heckel, 1837 (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) and its relationship with benthic macroinvertebrate fauna in the Istranca Stream (İstanbul, Turkey)

Saç, Gülşah; Dökümcü, Nilay; Özuluğ, Oya; Özuluğ, Müfit

doi:10.12714/egejfas.38.3.11

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“…The feeding strategy of this species was closely related to changes in prey communities in the habitat. G. a nis may compete with the diet of native sh species because it primarily feeds on food groups that are important for native sh and their juveniles in the habitat (Saç et al 2017;Saç and Özuluğ 2020).…”

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Growth and diet of the invasive mosquitofish Gambusia affinis in lotic and lentic habitats in Japan

Hashimoto,

Kaneko,

Chiba

2024

Biol Invasions

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To understand the success of non-native sh invasions, it is important to clarify their tolerance to habitat differences and their adaptations to these habitats with regard to feeding habits. In this study, the invasive characteristics of the non-native sh Gambusia a nis were examined in order to determine its growth and feeding habits in different habitats (lotic and lentic). Fish specimens were collected from October 2021 to November 2022 from the Nakaibori Stream (lotic) and from May to December 2022 from the Nagatsugawa Reservoir (lentic). Growth indices (total length: TL, eviscerated weight: EW, and condition factor: CF) for both habitats showed that TL and EW were signi cantly lower for lotic than for lentic habitats. However, the CF of the lotic habitat was higher than that of the lentic habitat. The vacuity index (VI) for the lotic habitat was more than ve times higher than that for the lentic habitat. The food range of G. a nis in the lentic habitat comprised 14 food items, which mainly included members of Diptera. However, in the lotic habitat, only eight of these were consumed, with members of Formicidae being the most common, followed by plants (mostly lamentous algae). Zooplankton were not consumed in the lotic habitat. Both the lotic and lentic habitats had relatively low niche breadths (0.39). The feeding strategy of G. a nis was determined to be closely related to changes in habitat prey assemblages and possibly indicates competition for food with native sh species.

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Growth and diet of the invasive mosquitofish Gambusia affinis in lotic and lentic habitats in Japan

Hashimoto,

Kaneko,

Chiba

2024

Biol Invasions

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Trophic Niche of Four Oxynoemacheilus Species (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) in the Different River Basins (Western Türkiye) during the spring

Saç,

Gaygusuz,

Dorak

2023

Russ J Ecol

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Growth and diet of the invasive mosquitofish Gambusia affinis in lotic and lentic habitats in Japan

Hashimoto,

Kaneko,

Chiba

2023

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To understand the success of non-native fish invasions, it is important to clarify their tolerance to habitat differences and their adaptations to these habitats with regard to feeding habits. In this study, the invasive characteristics of the non-native fish Gambusia affinis were examined in order to determine its growth and feeding habits in different habitats (lotic and lentic). Fish specimens were collected from October 2021 to November 2022 from the Nakaibori Stream (lotic) and from May to December 2022 from the Nagatsugawa Reservoir (lentic). Growth indices (total length: TL, eviscerated weight: EW, and condition factor: CF) for both habitats showed that TL and EW were significantly lower for lotic than for lentic habitats. However, the CF of the lotic habitat was higher than that of the lentic habitat. The vacuity index (VI) for the lotic habitat was more than five times higher than that for the lentic habitat. The food range of G. affinis in the lentic habitat comprised 14 food items, which mainly included members of Diptera. However, in the lotic habitat, only eight of these were consumed, with members of Formicidae being the most common, followed by plants (mostly filamentous algae). Zooplankton were not consumed in the lotic habitat. Both the lotic and lentic habitats had relatively low niche breadths (0.39). The feeding strategy of G. affinis was determined to be closely related to changes in habitat prey assemblages and possibly indicates competition for food with native fish species.

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Feeding of Barbus cyclolepis Heckel, 1837 (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) and its relationship with benthic macroinvertebrate fauna in the Istranca Stream (İstanbul, Turkey)

Cited by 3 publications

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Growth and diet of the invasive mosquitofish Gambusia affinis in lotic and lentic habitats in Japan

Growth and diet of the invasive mosquitofish Gambusia affinis in lotic and lentic habitats in Japan

Trophic Niche of Four Oxynoemacheilus Species (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) in the Different River Basins (Western Türkiye) during the spring

Growth and diet of the invasive mosquitofish Gambusia affinis in lotic and lentic habitats in Japan

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