Ontogenetic and seasonal shifts in the diet of Diplodus cervinus hottentotus (Pisces: Sparidae) in southern Angola

Winkler, Alexander C; Santos, Carmen V D; Potts, Warren M

Title: Ontogenetic and seasonal shifts in the diet of Diplodus cervinus hottentotus (Pisces: Sparidae) in southern Angola
Creator: Winkler, Alexander C
Creator: Santos, Carmen V D
Creator: Potts, Warren M
Date Issued: 2014
Date: 2014
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/125452
Identifier: vital:35784
Identifier: https://doi.10.2989/1814232X.2014.951392
Description: Fishes of the family Sparidae occupy a diverse range of trophic niches, from herbivores to generalist omnivores and specialist predators (Hanel and Tsigenopoulos 2011). Feeding specialisation in this family is facilitated by diversity in tooth type and anterior jaw arrangement (Vandewalle et al. 1995). Other fish families, such as Cyprinidae and Labridae, have developed crushing pharyngeal teeth to process their food. Sparids, however, have retained a simple pharyngeal tooth arrangement and instead have developed molariform teeth to process hard-shelled molluscs and invertebrate prey. Hanel and Tsigenopoulos (2011) suggested that this alternate strategy is a major factor facilitating the trophic diversity in sparid fishes.
Format: 9 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: African Journal of Marine Science
Relation: Winkler, A.C., Santos, C.V. and Potts, W.M., 2014. Ontogenetic and seasonal shifts in the diet of Diplodus cervinus hottentotus (Pisces: Sparidae) in southern Angola. African Journal of Marine Science, 36(3), pp.323-330
Relation: African Journal of Marine Science volume 36 number 3 323 330 2014 1814-232X
Rights: African Journal of Marine Science
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