The food and feeding habits of the silver pomfret, Pampus argenteus (Euphrasen), in Kuwait waters

Abstract

The food habits of the silver pomfret, Pampus argenteus (Euphrasen 1788), in Kuwait waters were investigated by examining the stomach contents of 738 specimens collected from May 1996 to April 1997. Their diet consisted of a broad spectrum of food types, but Crustacea were dominant, with copepods and their eggs constituting 39 % other non‐copepod Crustacea constituted 16 %. The next major food group was Bacillariophyta (21 %), followed by Mollusca (11 %), fish scales (10 %) and, finally, fish eggs and larvae (3 %). In summer the species fed on a wider variety of food items than in winter. Copepods, other non‐copepod crustaceans, and molluscs tended to occur in the stomachs in higher frequencies with an increase in P. argenteus size (up to 18.5–20.4 cm), while the bacillariophytes tended to increase in stomachs at fish sizes between 22.5–24.5 cm. Analysis of monthly variations in stomach fullness indicated that feeding intensity fluctuated throughout the year, with a low during August and September, corresponding to the spawning period.

Selection of diet for culture of juvenile silver pomfret, Pampus argenteus

“…For Diet 4, which included copepods, a significantly higher weight gain and significantly lower feed conversion ratio were observed. These results are consistent with the observation that, in the wild, silver pomfret ingest a broad spectrum of food types, with Crustacea, and particularly copepods, being dominant (Dadzie et al, 2000). Correspondingly, inclusion of shrimp meat in the diet of silver pomfret has been shown to significantly improve their growth (Almatar and James, 2007).…”

Food habits of <i>Barbus luteus</i> in main outfall drain, Iraq

“…These findings strengthen the evidence that in MOD River, feeding intensity in B. luteus is related with the seasonal climatic change such as temperature, rather than the reproductive cycle. This agree with many studies such as [4,24] and disagree with [3,25]. [3] showed feeding intensity decrease in B. luteus as temperature rises, i.e.…”

Recent advance on aspect of fisheries: A review

“…Pati [29] in study of silver pomfret diets in the Bay of Bengal reported Copepoda, larva of Decapoda, Polychaeta and Ctenophora constitute their diet over years, respectively (Table 1); also the results of studies Dadzie et al [30] and Khan [32] were similar to Pati's study. The previous studies showed that this species is reliant on eyesight and gets most nutrition activities in the sunset; also, the feed rate is directly related to the growth and reduces with increasing maturity [33].…”