Diet composition of fish species from the southern continental shelf of Colombia

R.H. Lopez-Peralta and C.A.T. Arcila

Naga, 2002, vol. 25, issue 3/4, 23-29

Abstract: The diet composition of 30 fish species belonging to 16 families from the Pacific Coast of Colombia is described. Benthic crustaceans (37.5%) and bony fishes (23.7%, chiefly demersal) were the most important food items for the fish species analyzed. Data on diet composition of the fish species are presented for the first time which can be a source of information for trophic modeling.

Keywords: Diets; Food organisms; Food preferences; Marine fish; Feeding behaviour; Colombia; Pacific coast (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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