First Observation of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) As a Prey for Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) in Gediz Delta Ramsar Area (İzmir Turkey)

• Published in: Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research
• Main Author: M. Alp Salman
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Turkish
• Published: Fisheries Research Institute, Eğirdir 2017
• Subjects: anguilla anguilla; anas platyrhynchos; prey; predator; stomach content; av; predatör; mide içeriği; Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling; SH1-691; Anguilla anguilla; European eel
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17216/limnofish.324047; https://doaj.org/article/8e1d37e510f64fa3b9127777af614f8f

In this study, a European eel (Anguilla anguilla L. 1758) was found in stomach content of a drake mallard (Anas platyrhynchos L. 1758) in Gediz Delta Ramsar Area (Izmir, Turkey) in spite of there is no fish in the diet of dabbling ducks. With this new record for Turkey, European eel would be added to the prey list of mallard as a new species.