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Feeding Habits of Lycodes tanakae in the Coastal Waters of the middle East Sea, Korea

동해 중부연안 벌레문치(Lycodes tanakae)의 식성

  • Choi, Young Min (Fisheries Resources and Environment Division, East Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute) ;
  • Yoon, Byoung Sun (Fisheries Resources and Environment Division, East Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute) ;
  • Kim, Hyo Seon (Fisheries Resources and Environment Division, East Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute) ;
  • Park, Jeong Ho (Fisheries Resources and Environment Division, East Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute) ;
  • Park, Kie Young (Department of Marine Bioscience, Gangneung-Wonju National University) ;
  • Lee, Jae Bong (Dokdo Fisheries Research Center, East Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute) ;
  • Yang, Jae Hyeong (Dokdo Fisheries Research Center, East Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute) ;
  • Sohn, Myoung Ho (Fisheries Resources and Environment Division, East Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute)
  • Received : 2013.10.14
  • Accepted : 2013.12.09
  • Published : 2013.12.31
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Abstract

The feeding habits of Lycodes tanakae Eelpout were studied with 722 specimens collected from March 2011 to December 2012 in the coastal waters of the middle East Sea. The main prey of L. tanakae were fish, molluscs and arthropods. Nevertheless annelida, echinodermata and others were found in small amounts in the stomach contents. The L. tanakae stomach was empty of contents in 50.9% of specimens. While smaller size specimens of L. tanakae (less than 40 cm) fed mainly on euphausiids and amphipods, the larger specimens (more than 40 cm) fed on the fish Allolepis hollandi and Icelus cataphractus, and the molluscs Berryteuthis magister and Watasenia scintillans. The main prey items of L. tanakae varied seasonally. The fish Lycodes nakamurai was the dominat prey from November to January during its spawning season. Euphausiids and amphipods of the arthropods were the dominant prey from February to April. The molluscs Berryteuthis magister and Watasenia scintillans were the dominant prey from May to September. The diversity index (H') of diets showed variations by length class and month; the highest values were 2.61 in the length class of 51-55 cm, and the monthly highest were 2.68 in September with 23 species and 2.65 in November with 18 species. The highest dominance index (D') of diets was 0.57 in the length class of 31-35 cm, and the monthly highest was 0.71 in February. Cluster analysis divided prey groups into four groups by length class and three groups by monthly prey items. The gonad index gradually increased during the process of maturation while, contrary, stomach content index decreased during this period.

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