• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.258-263
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• 2005

Feeding habits of Hapalogenys mucronatus (10.1~22.1 cm) collected from coastal waters off Sori Island, Yeosu, from June 2003 to May 2004 were studied. H. mucronatus is a carnivore which consumes mainly caridean shrimp, crabs, polychaetes, and amphipods. Its diet includes small quantities of bivalves, cephalopods, seagrass, hermit crabs, isopods, eggs, mysids, gastropods, and copepods. H. mucronatus undergoes significant size-related changes; smaller fish (10~11.9 cm) prey mainly on amphipods, shrimps and bivalves, while the proportion of caridean shrimp increases with fish size (12~17.9 cm). The larger fishes (18~22.1 cm) eat caridean shrimps and polychaetes.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.142-148
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• 2015

The feeding habits of the Pacific cod Gadus macrocephalus were studied using 620 specimens collected by bottom trawl and pound net in the Southeast sea of Korea, from February 2012 to June 2013. Of 620 specimens, 192 contained food and 428 were empty. The total length (TL) of individuals used in this study ranged from 20.4 to 95.2 cm. Pacific cod mainly consumed Pisces, Macrura, and Cephalopoda. Its diet also included small quantities of Anomura, Brachyura, Mysidacea, Isopoda and Amphipoda. The proportion of Pisces in prey items increased with increasing Pacific cod length, but seasonal difference was not observed. The proportion of Macrura and Cephalopoda decreased with growth, and seasonal differences were apparent. Macrura were taken there mainly from autumn to winter, whereas Cephalopoda were consumed from spring to summer.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.272-277
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• 2012

The feeding habits of black scraper, Thamnaconus modestus, were studied using 172 specimens collected in the coastal waters of Geomun-do, Korea. The size of the specimens ranged from 16.2 to 39.1 cm in standard length (SL). T. modestus was a omnivore that consumes mainly benthos. Of the benthos species nephtheidae was the most preferred prey. Its diet also includes, algae, thoracica, gastropoda, desmospongia. Small and medium size individuals (<21~33 cm, SL) fed mainly on nephtheidae and algae. Larger individuals (>33 cm, SL) fed mainly on thoracica. The proportion of nephtheidae decreased as body size increased (>33 cm, SL), whereas the consumption of thoracica gradually increased.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.35-40
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• 2012

The feeding habits of yellowback seabream, $Dentex$ $tumifrons$, were studied using 317 specimens collected in the coastal waters of Busan, from January to December, 2004. The size of the specimens ranged from 10.2 to 27.8 cm in standard length (SL). D. tumifrons had turned out a carnivore and opportunistic predator that consumed mainly shrimps. Fishes were next important prey items. Its diet also included anomurans, amphipods, crabs, echinodermata and cephalopods. Polychaetes, stomatopods, bivalves, ostracods, mysids and so on were minor preys. The individuals of smallest size class (10~13 cm SL) fed mainly on shrimps. In the next size class (13~16 cm SL), the proportion of shrimps decreased, whereas the consumption of anomurans, echinodermata and crabs increased. The proportion of these prey items decreased as body size increased, whereas the consumption of fishes gradually increased. Fishes accounted for almost stomach contents of larger individuals (more than 25 cm SL).

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.20-26
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• 2012

The feeding habits of john dory, $Zeus$ $faber$, were studied using 462 specimens collected in the coastal waters of Geomun-do, Korea. The size of the specimens ranged from 7.8 to 40.2cm in standard length (SL). $Z.$ $faber$ was a piscivore that consumes mainly teleosts such as $Trichiurus$ $lepturus$, $Scomber$ $japonicus$, $Callanthias$ $japonicus$ and $Trachurus$ $japonicus$. Of the fish species $T.$ $lepturus$ was the most preferred prey. Its diet also includes cephalopods, shrimps and euphausia. Smaller individuals (<15 cm SL) fed mainly on fishes and cephalopods. The proportion of cephalopods decreased as body size increased, whereas the consumption of fishes gradually increased. Fishes accounted for almost stomach contents of larger individuals (more than 15 cm SL).

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.41-48
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• 2010

The feeding habits of Chaenogobius gulosus were studied based on an examination of the stomach contents of 333 specimens collected between October 2008 and September 2009 in the coastal waters of Tongyeong, Korea. The specimens ranged in standard length (SL) from 2.0 to 12.6 cm. C. gulosus is an omnivore and consumes mainly seaweeds (such as Ulva pertusas), crabs and gastropods. Its diet also included small quantities of bivalves, polychaetes, insects, shrimps, mysids and amphipods. Smaller individuals (<6 cm SL) consumed mainly gastropods. The proportion of these prey items decreased with increasing fish size, and this decrease paralleled the increased consumption of seaweeds. Seasonal changes in the diet of C. gulosus were significant. Seaweeds were consumed more during spring and summer compare with other seasons.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.320-327
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• 1998

The feeding habits of jack mackerel, Trachurus japonicus, collected from the Nakdong River estuary from February 1987 to January 1988 were studied. Jack mackerel(4~15cm SL) was a planktivore which fed mainly on copepods, amphipods and mysids. Its diets included small quantities of decapods, euphausiids, polychaetes, chaetognaths and fish larvae. Paracalanus parvus. Acartia clausi and Calanus sinicus were the three most abundant copepod species found in the stomach contents of jack mackerel. Jack mackerel showed ontogenetic changes in feeding habits. Small individuals of the fish(4~7cm SL) preyed heavily on copepods. However, the portion of copepods in stomach contents decreased with increasing fish size, and this decrease was compensated by an increased consumption of amphipods and mysids.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.117-122
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• 2008

The feeding habits of Scorpaena neglecta were studied based on an examination of the stomach contents of 478 specimens collected between January and December 2006 in the Coastal Waters off Busan. The specimens ranged from 9.0 to 23.5 cm in Standard length (SL). S. neglecta is a piscivore and consumes mainly teleosts such as Acropoma japonicum, Coelorinchus multispinulosus, Chaeturichthys stigmatias. Its diet also includes crabs, shrimps, cephalopod and stomatopod. Smaller individuals (<16 cm SL) consume mainly crabs and shrimps. The proportion of these prey items (crabs and shrimps) decreases with increasing fish size, and this decrease parallels the increased consumption of fish. The mean prey size sharply increases between 12 and 20 cm SL of S. neglecta size.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.157-162
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• 2013

The feeding habits of spearnose grenadier (Coelorinchus multispinulosus) were studied using 361 specimens collected from January to December 2005~2006 in the coastal waters off Gori, Korea. The size of C. multispinulosus ranged from 1.5 to 8.5 cm in anal length (AL). C. multispinulosus was crustacean feeder that consumes mainly consumed shrimps and amphipods. Its diet also included small quantities of copepods, mysids, cumaceans, stomatopods, crabs, polychaetes and fishes. C. multispinulosus mainly consumed shrimps in all size classes and seasons except the smallest size class in summer which mainly consumed amphipods. Smaller individuals secondly consumed amphipods, copepods and mysids, and the portion of these prey items in the total diet decreased as body size.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.47 no.2
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• pp.160-167
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• 2014

The feeding habits of Tridentiger bifasciatus were studied using 733 individuals collected in the tidal creek at Sangnae-ri, Suncheon, Korea, using a push net, monthly, from April 2011 to March 2012. The standard length (SL) of the specimens ranged from 1.5 to 8.2 cm. The stomach content analysis indicated that T. bifasciatus consumed mainly amphipods, such as Corophium sp., while copepods, polychaetes, and shrimps were other important prey species. In addition T. bifasciatus ate small quantities of crab larvae, fish, gastropod larvae, and insects. T. bifasciatus is a generalist that feeds on various zoobenthos, including fish. T. bifasciatus underwent an ontogenetic dietary shift. Smaller individuals (1-2 cm SL) fed mainly on amphipods. The proportion of amphipods decreased as body size increased, whereas the consumption of polychaetes increased gradually. The seasonal variation in the diet composition of T. bifasciatus was significant. Insects were common prey during summer, while the amounts of other prey, including polychaetes, were similar during spring, autumn, and winter.