Observation on The Food and Feeding Habits of Euryglossa Orientalis (Bl. And Schn.) (Family: Soleidae) from Karachi CoastMohammad A. Khan, S. M. S. HodaCenter of Excellence in Marine Biology, Department of Zoology, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
The pattern of food and feeding habits of Euryglossa orientalis were studied during the period April 1987 to June 1988. The food mainly consisted of annelids (2.82%), crustaceans (14.23%), molluscs (17.85%), platy-helminthes (4.16%), nematohelminthes (4.70%), fish (3.09%), sand grains (30.07%) and miscellaneous food items such as unidentified material, semi-digested parts of fish, crustaceans, and shells etc. (56.51%). The food and feeding habits vary with reference to season. Keywords: Euryglossa orientalis, food and feeding habits, Bl. and Schn
Mohammad A. Khan, S. M. S. Hoda. Observation on The Food and Feeding Habits of Euryglossa Orientalis (Bl. And Schn.) (Family: Soleidae) from Karachi Coast. Med J Islamic World Acad Sci. 1993; 6(3): 185-188
Corresponding Author: Mohammad A. Khan, Pakistan |
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