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Studies on the Feeding Habits of Korean aucha perch, Coreoperca herzi in the Geum River, Korea

금강에 서식하는 꺽지(Coreoperca herzi)의 식성

  • Received : 2017.08.26
  • Accepted : 2017.09.18
  • Published : 2017.10.31
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Abstract

The feeding habits of Coreoperca herzi were investigated from specimens collected in the Geum River, from March to December 2016. The specimens were separated into groups of 38~70 mm, 71~109 mm, and over 110 mm in total length. The live foods of C. herzi included Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Plecoptera, Coleoptera, Diptera, Trichoptera, and fishes. The Korean aucha perches fed mostly on aquatic insects which took up 98.8% of food regarding the number, 55.8% regarding the biomass, and 97.1% in terms of iregarding the index of relative importance. They were carnivorous in diet and predators (stalker) in food intake characteristics and forms when applying Keenleyside's classification. The main food sources of C. herzi were Ephemeroptera, Diptera, and Trichoptera while Odonata, Plecoptera, Coleoptera, and fishes were rare. A food migration was observed since less Ephemeroptera was found and more Trichoptera and fishes were found in the biomass of the feed consumed by larger species. The amount of Coleoptera and Diptera did not change much with the size of the species. The overall composition of live food was not seasonal. The result of the study indicates that, when restoring the streams to be the habitat for the natural population increase of Coreoperca herzi, the environment should be inhabitable to Ephemeroptera, Diptera, and Trichoptera which are the main foods.

꺽지의 식성 분석을 위해 금강에서 2016년 3월부터 12월까지 채집을 하였고 크기는 전장이 38~70 mm, 71~109 mm, 110 mm 이상 등 3개 집단으로 구분하였다. 먹이생물은 수서곤충에 속하는 하루살이목(Ephemeroptera), 잠자리목(Odonata), 강도래목(Plecoptera), 딱정벌레목(Coleoptera), 파리목(Diptera), 날도래목(Trichoptera) 등과 어류 이었다. 꺽지는 수서곤충을 주로 섭식하였고 개체수에 있어 98.8%, 생체량은 55.8%, 상대중요성 지수는 97.1%로 대부분을 차지하였다. 식성은 육식성이었으며 먹이 섭취 특성과 형태는 Keenleyside의 분류를 적용하면 육식포식자(stalker)에 속하였다. 꺽지의 주요 먹이원은 하루살이류, 파리류, 날도래류 등이었고 잠자리류, 강도래류, 딱정벌레류, 어류 등은 희소하게 섭식하고 있었다. 꺽지는 체장이 증가함에 따라 섭식한 먹이의 생체량에 있어 하루살이류가 점진적으로 감소하였고 날도래류와 어류가 증가하는 먹이 전환이 발생 하였다. 딱정벌레류와 파리류는 큰 변동이 없이 일정하였다. 전반적으로 꺽지는 먹이생물의 구성이 계절에 따라 큰 변화는 없었다. 하천에 있어 꺽지의 자연증식과 서식지를 복원할 경우 주요 먹이원인 하루살이류, 파리류, 날도래류 등이 다량 서식할 수 있도록 조성하여야 한다.

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