Diet and niche overlap of southern populations of brill Scophthalmus rhombus and turbot Scophthalmus maximus

The diets of adult brill Scophthalmus rhombus and turbot Scophthalmus maximus from the Portuguese coast relied mostly on fishes. There was a higher diversity of food items compared to their northern counterparts, and several of the identified prey are the first records of these species, including a...

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Published in:Journal of Fish Biology
Main Authors: Vinagre, C., Silva, A., Lara, M., Cabral, H. N.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011
Subjects:
Scophthalmus maximus
Turbot
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03116.x
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Summary:The diets of adult brill Scophthalmus rhombus and turbot Scophthalmus maximus from the Portuguese coast relied mostly on fishes. There was a higher diversity of food items compared to their northern counterparts, and several of the identified prey are the first records of these species, including a brown alga, echinoderms, nematodes, oligochaetes, gastropods, bivalves and various fish species. The diet of the two species was significantly different and niche overlap was low.

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