Diet of Exotic Pirapitinga Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818) From Vembanad-Kole Wetland, India, as Inferred From Gut Content Analysis and DNA Barcoding
Gut contents of the exotic characid fish Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818) that escaped into the Vembanad-Kole Wetland, India, during the floods were examined for their gut food spectrum. The qualitative analysis of gut contents showed that the fish is an omnivore with detritus (27 %) as the most...
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Asian Fisheries Society
2021-03-01
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| Series: | Asian Fisheries Science |
| Online Access: | https://www.asianfisheriessociety.org/publication/downloadfile.php?id=1349&file=Y0dSbUx6QTNNRFkwTmpFd01ERTJNVGN4TkRVNU1ETXVjR1Jt |