Feeding habits of the thin-lipped grey mullet, liza ramada, in gökova bay in the southern aegean sea: (Osteichthyes: Mugilidae)

Abstract

We analysed the stomach contents of 240 Thin-lipped Grey Mullets, Liza ramada, in Gökova Bay in the southern Aegean Sea, to study their feeding habits. The diet comprised species belonging to 32 genera, with 25 of them belonging to plants and 7 to animals. The diet consisted of 97.41% of Bacillariophyta, 0.24% of Chlorophyta, 0.16% of Cyanophyta and 2.17% animal organisms. © 2012 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.