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Predation, Feeding Preference of Threadsail Filefish Stephanolepis cirrhifer on Different Life Stages of Moon Jellyfish Aurelia aurita s.l. in the Laboratory

전 생활사 단계의 보름달물해파리(Aurelia aurita s.l.)에 대한 쥐치(Stephanolepis cirrhifer)의 포식과 먹이 선호도 실험

  • Lee, Hye-Eun (Fishery and Ocean Information Division, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
  • Han, Chang-Hoon (Fishery and Ocean Information Division, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
  • Lee, Hye-Hyun (Fishery and Ocean Information Division, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
  • Yoon, Won-Duk (Fishery and Ocean Information Division, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute)
  • 이혜은 (국립수산과학원 수산해양종합정보과 해파리대책반) ;
  • 한창훈 (국립수산과학원 수산해양종합정보과 해파리대책반) ;
  • 이혜현 (국립수산과학원 수산해양종합정보과 해파리대책반) ;
  • 윤원득 (국립수산과학원 수산해양종합정보과 해파리대책반)
  • Received : 2014.10.02
  • Accepted : 2015.01.05
  • Published : 2015.02.28

Abstract

To determine the predation rate of threadsail filefish, we conducted feeding experiment of threadsail filefish, Stephanolepis cirrhifer on different life stages (medusae, ephyrae, and polyps) of Aurelia aurita s.l. in the laboratory. All size groups of threadsail filefish actively preyed on moon jellyfish Aurelia aurita s.l. and predation rate was proportional to the wet weight of threadsail filefish. Average wet weight 0.5, 1, 2.2 g of threadsail filefish preyed on average $0.77{\pm}0.51g\;fish^{-1}h^{-1}$ of medusae. Average wet weight 150 and 344 g of threadsail filefish preyed on $9.26{\pm}1.61$ and $15.89{\pm}3.67g\;fish^{-1}h^{-1}$ of medusae respectively. In ephyrae and polyps, average wet weight 3.7 g of juvenile of threadsail filefish preyed on 100 ephyrae within 10 minutes and average wet weight 2.2 g of juvenile of threadsail filefish preyed on $5.73{\pm}0.59$ polyps $g^{-1}$ of fish $h^{-1}$. Whereas adults of threadsail filefish did not prey on polyps. In feeding preference experiments to elucidate whether threadsail filefish prey on moon jellyfish in the sea, adults of threadsail filefish preyed on mostly oysters (ca. 60%) and polychaetes (ca. 80%). Medusae were consumed only 2% of total. However, juvenile of threadsail filefish preyed on ephyrae and polyps as well as mysid shrimps. Besides, polyps were consistently consumed during the experiment. Although juvenile of threadsail filefish consumed all kinds of prey, they ceased feeding at temperatures below $11^{\circ}C$, which suggests that possibility of predation on ephyrae may be very low in the sea because ephyrae are released at low temperatures below $11^{\circ}C$ from March to April. Whereas polyps are inhabitable in all seasons in Korean coastal waters, juvenile of threadsail filefish may prey on polyps in the sea. These results suggest that removing moon jellyfish at polyp stage by using juvenile of threadsail filefish is the most effective way for extermination of moon jellyfish.

해파리에 대한 쥐치의 포식률을 파악하기 위하여 메두사, 에피라, 폴립 단계의 보름달물해파리(Aurelia aurita s.l.)를 쥐치(Stephanolepis cirrhifer)에게 공급하고 포식실험을 수행하였다. 모든 크기의 쥐치는 메두사를 적극적으로 포식하였으며, 포식률은 쥐치의 체중과 비례하였다. 평균 습중량 0.5, 1, 2.2 g의 쥐치 치어는 평균 $0.77{\pm}0.51g\;fish^{-1}h^{-1}$을 포식하였으며, 평균 습중량 150, 344 g의 쥐치 성어는 각각 $9.26{\pm}1.61$, $15.89{\pm}3.67g\;fish^{-1}h^{-1}$을 포식하였다. 유생에 있어서도 평균 습중량 3.7 g의 쥐치가 10분 이내에 100개체의 에피라를 포식하였고, 평균 습중량 2.2 g의 쥐치는 단위체중당 $5.73{\pm}0.59$ polyps $g^{-1}$ of fish $h^{-1}$의 폴립을 포식하였다. 반면에 쥐치 성어는 폴립을 포식하지 않았다. 이와 같은 쥐치의 해파리 포식이 현장에서도 가능한지 알아보기 위해 수행된 먹이 선호도 실험에서, 쥐치 성어는 다른 먹이인 굴(약 60%)과 갯지렁이(약 80%)를 주로 포식하였고 메두사 포식은 약 2%에 불과했다. 하지만 쥐치 치어는 다른 먹이인 곤쟁이류와 함께 에피라, 폴립도 포식하였으며, 폴립에 대해서는 지속적인 포식활동을 보였다. 그리고 쥐치 치어는 주변에 다른 먹이가 있어도 보름달물해파리 유생에 대한 포식이 활발했지만, $11^{\circ}C$ 이하에서는 섭식활동을 중지한 실험결과로부터 $11^{\circ}C$ 보다 수온이 낮은 3-4월경에 발생하는 에피라 유생에 대한 현장에서의 포식 가능성은 낮을 것으로 예상할 수 있다. 반면, 폴립의 경우 수온에 관계없이 연중 서식하기 때문에 현장에서 쥐치 치어의 폴립 포식이 가능할 것이다. 따라서 쥐치를 이용하여 보름달물해파리 구제작업을 시행할 경우, 폴립을 대상으로 하여 쥐치 치어를 이용하는 것이 가장 효과적일 것으로 판단된다.

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