Seasonal Variation in the Epibenthic Feeding Habits of Hilsa Shad (<i>Tenualosa ilisha</i>) in the Upper Meghna River Estuary, Bangladesh

Seasonal Variation in the Epibenthic Feeding Habits of Hilsa Shad (<i>Tenualosa ilisha</i>) in the Upper Meghna River Estuary, Bangladesh

Seasonal changes in feeding habits of hilsa (<i>Tenualosa ilisha</i>) were studied monthly in 2019 in the upper Meghna estuary, Bangladesh, through gut content analyses. Tychoplanktonic diatoms followed by copepods were abundant in all months and size groups of hilsa. The inverse relatio...

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Main Authors: Md. Jahangir Sarker, Pallab Kumer Sarker, Lawrence B. Cahoon, Afsana Kabir Dipty, Md. Abul Bashar, Md. Monjurul Hasan, Yahia Mahmud, Md. Milon Sarker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Fishes
Subjects:
feeding modes
feeding plasticity
tychoplankton
epibenthic
zooplankton
hilsa shad
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/8/7/335

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