Feeding in Deep Waters: Temporal and Size-Related Plasticity in the Diet of the Slope Predator Fish <i>Coelorinchus caelorhincus</i> (Risso, 1810) in the Central Tyrrhenian Sea

Feeding in Deep Waters: Temporal and Size-Related Plasticity in the Diet of the Slope Predator Fish <i>Coelorinchus caelorhincus</i> (Risso, 1810) in the Central Tyrrhenian Sea

In-depth studies on the effect of size and period in the diet of the hollow-snout grenadier <i>Coelorinchus caelorhincus</i> in the Mediterranean Sea are scant and incomplete. We obtained 75 specimens of this species from the discard of deep trawl fishing on the slope of the central Tyrr...

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Main Authors: Umberto Scacco, Francesco Tiralongo, Emanuele Mancini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Subjects:
macrourids
diet
feeding strategy
ontogeny
temporal variation
Mediterranean
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/9/1235

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