Diet Partitioning between Co-occurring Amblychaeturichthys hexanema and Amblychaeturichthys sciistius in the Southeastern Korean Waters

동해 남부 연안에 출현하는 도화망둑 (Amblychaeturichthys hexanema)과 수염문절(Amblychaeturichthys sciistius)의 먹이 분할

  • Huh, Sung-Hoi (Department of Oceanography, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Park, Joo Myun (Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University) ;
  • Baeck, Gun Wook (Department of Seafood and Aquaculture, Gyeongsang National University)
  • 허성회 (부경대학교 해양학과) ;
  • 박주면 (맥쿼리대학교 생물학부) ;
  • 백근욱 (경상대학교 해양식품생명의학과)
  • Received : 2016.06.14
  • Accepted : 2016.06.27
  • Published : 2016.06.30

Abstract

Stomach contents of Amblychaeturichthys hexanema and A. sciistius (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from southeastern waters off Korea were analyzed to determine dietary habits and the presence of any inter- and intra-specific partitioning of food resources. These two species were bottom-feeding carnivores that consumed mainly benthic crustaceans, and other demersal invertebrates and planktonic organisms were also important in their diets. Non-metric multidimensional scaling (nMDS) ordination and multivariate analyses based on gravimetric contributions of the different prey taxa to stomach contents revealed significant inter-specific dietary differences; i.e. partitioning of food resources between the two species. Size-related changes, however, were not significant for their diets. Differences in the types and range of prey ingested by the two species could often be related to differences in the feeding behaviors. Our results of stomach contents analyses provide clear evidence of niche segregation between co-occurring A. hexanema and A. sciistius in southeastern Korean waters, which would reduce the likelihood of inter-specific competition for food resources.

본 연구는 동해 남부 연안에서 출현하는 도화망둑 (Amblychaeturichthys hexanema)과 수염문절 (A. sciistius)의 위 내용물을 분석하여 두 어종의 위 내용물 조성을 조사하고, 종 간 그리고 성장에 따른 먹이자원의 분할이 있는지 연구하였다. 도화망둑과 수염문절은 저서성 갑각류를 주로 섭식하는 저서 섭식 육식성어류였다. 저서성 무척추동물과 부유성 먹이 또한 각각 도화망둑과 수염문절의 먹이로써 중요도가 다소 높았다. 중량비 자료를 이용한 non-metric multidimensional scaling (nMDS)와 다변량 분석 (multivariate analyses)에서 두 어종의 위 내용물 조성은 그 차이가 유의하였다. 그러나 두 어종 모두 성장에 따른 위 내용물 조성 변화에서 차이가 유의하지 않았다. 두 어종이 섭식한 먹이생물의 차이는 섭식 행동의 차이와 관련있다. 결론적으로, 본 연구해역에서 두 어종의 위 내용물 분석 결과는 도화망둑과 수염문절 사이에 생태지위 분리의 증거와 먹이 자원에 대한 종 간 경쟁 감소의 가능성을 보여주었다.

Keywords

References

  1. Anderson, M.J., R.N. Gorley and K.R. Clarke. 2008. PERMANOVA+ for PRIMER: Guide to software and statistical methods. PRIMER-E, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, UK.
  2. Baeck, G.W., C.I. Park, J.M. Jeong, M.C. Kim, S.H. Huh and J.M. Park. 2010. Feeding habits of Chaenogobius gulosus in the coastal waters of Tongyeong, Korea. Korean J. Ichthyol., 22: 41-48.
  3. Baeck, G.W., J.M. Park, H.C. Choi and S.H. Huh. 2013a. Diet composition in summer of rosefish Helicolenus hilgendorfii on the southeastern coast of Korea. Ichthyol. Res., 60: 75-79. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-012-0306-y
  4. Baeck, G.W., Y.H. Yoon and J.M. Park. 2013b. Ontogenetic and diel changes in diets of two sympatric mudskippers Periophthalmus modestus and Periophthalmus magnuspinnatus on the tidal flats of Suncheon Bay, Korea. Fish. Sci., 79: 629-637. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-013-0633-6
  5. Barnes, L.M., M. Leclerc, C.A. Gray and J.E. Williamson. 2011. Dietary niche differentiation of five sympatric species of Platycephalidae. Environ. Biol. Fish., 90: 429-441. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-010-9752-4
  6. Brodeur, R.D. and W.G. Pearcy. 1992. Effects of environmental variability on trophic interactions and food web structure in a pelagic upwelling ecosystem. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 84: 101-119. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps084101
  7. Chizinski, C.J., C.G. Huber, M. Longoria and K.L. Pope. 2007. Intraspecific resource partitioning by an opportunistic strategist, inland silverside Menidia beryllina. J. Appl. Ichthyol., 23: 147-151. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0426.2006.00811.x
  8. Clarke, K.R. and R.N. Gorley. 2006. PRIMER v6 user manual/tutorial. Primer-E Limited, Plymouth, 192pp.
  9. Duarte, L.O. and C.B. Garcia. 1999. Diet of the mutton snapper Lutjanus analis (Cuvier) from the gulf of Salamanca, Colombia, Caribbean Sea. Bull. Mar. Sci., 65: 453-465.
  10. Ferry, L.A. and G.M. Cailliet. 1996. Sample size and data analysis: are we characterizing and comparing diet properly? In: MacKinlay, D., K. Shearer (eds.), International congress on the biology of fishes, San Francisco, California, pp. 71-80.
  11. Gerking, S.D. 1994. Feeding ecology of fish. Academic Press, San Diego, 416pp.
  12. Greenstreet, S.P. and S.I. Rogers. 2006. Indicators of the health of the North Sea fish community: identifying reference levels for an ecosystem approach to management. ICES J. Mar. Sci., 63: 573-593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.12.009
  13. Han, D.Y., Y. Xue, Y.P. Ji and Q.Y. Ma. 2013. Feeding ecology of Amblychaeturichthys hexanema in Jiaozhou Bay, China. Chinese J. Appl. Ecol., 24: 1446-1452.
  14. Huh, S.H. and S.G. Chung. 1999. Seasonal variations in species composition and abundance of fishes collected by an otter trawl in Nakdong River estuary. Bull. Korean Soc. Fish. Tech., 35: 178-195.
  15. Huh, S.H. and S.N. Kwak. 1999. Feeding habits of Acanthogobius flavimanus in the eelgrass (Zostera marina) bed in Kwangyang Bay. Korean J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 32: 10-17.
  16. Huh, S.H., J.M. Park and G.W. Baeck. 2006. Feeding habits of john dory Zeus faber in the coastal waters off Gori, Korea. Korean J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 39: 357-362.
  17. Huh, S.H., J.M. Park, D.S. Jeong and G.W. Baeck. 2010. Seasonal and interannual variation in species composition and abundance of decapod assemblages collected using pots in the coastal waters off Gori, Korea. Korean J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 43: 293-297.
  18. Huveneers, C., N.M. Otway, S.E. Gibbs and R.G. Harcourt. 2007. Quantitative diet assessment of wobbegong sharks (genus Orectolobus) in New South Wales, Australia. ICES J. Mar. Sci., 64: 1272-1281.
  19. Hyslop, E.J. 1980. Stomach contents analysis-a review of methods and their application. J. Fish Biol., 17: 411-429. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1980.tb02775.x
  20. Kim, I.S., Y. Choi, C.L. Lee, Y.J. Lee, B.J. Kim and J.H. Kim. 2005. Illustrated book of Korean fishes. Kyo-hak Publ. Co, Seoul.
  21. Knickle, D.C. and G.A. Rose. 2014. Dietary niche partitioning in sympatric gadid species in coastal Newfoundland: evidence from stomachs and CN isotopes. Environ. Biol. Fish., 97: 343-355. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-013-0156-0
  22. Krajewski, J.P., R.M. Bonaldo, C. Sazima and I. Sazima. 2006. Foraging activity and behaviour of two goatfish species (Perciformes: Mullidae) at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, tropical West Atlantic. Environ. Biol. Fish., 77: 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-006-9046-z
  23. Krebs, C.J. 1989. Ecological methodology. Harper and Row, New York, 654pp.
  24. Kwak, S.N., S.H. Huh and H.W. Kim. 2010. Feeding habits of Acentrogobius pellidebilis in an eelgrass (Zostera marina) bed. J. Korean Soc. Fish. Tech., 46: 358-367. https://doi.org/10.3796/KSFT.2010.46.4.358
  25. Langton, R.W. 1982. Diet overlap between Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, silver hake Merluccius bilinearis and fifteen other northwest Atlantic finfish. Fish. Bull., 80: 745-759.
  26. Lee, T.W. 1996. Change in species composition of fish in Chonsu bay 1. Demersal fish. Korean J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 29: 71-83.
  27. Marshall, A.D., P.M. Kyne and M.B. Bennett. 2008. Comparing the diet of two sympatric urolophid elasmobranchs (Trygonoptera testacea Muller & Henle and Urolophus kapalensis Yearsley & Last): evidence of ontogenetic shifts and possible resource partitioning. J. Fish Biol., 72: 883-898. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01762.x
  28. Mei, C., B.D. Xu, Y. Xue, Y.P. Ren and X.X. Zan. 2010. Fish community structure and species diversity during autumn and winter in the central waters of Jiaozhou Bay. J. Fish. Sci. China, 17: 110-118.
  29. Micheli, F. and B.S. Halpern. 2005. Low functional redundancy in coastal marine assemblages. Ecol. Lett., 8: 391-400. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2005.00731.x
  30. Park, J.M. 2010. Species composition and reproductive ecology of fishes in the coastal waters off Gori, Korea. PhD Thesis. Pukyong National University, Busan, 236pp.
  31. Park, J.M., S.H. Huh, J.M. Jeong and G.W. Baeck. 2014. Diet composition and feeding strategy of yellow goosefish, Lophius litulon (Jordan, 1902), on the southeastern coast of Korea. J. Appl. Ichthyol., 30: 151-155. https://doi.org/10.1111/jai.12337
  32. Persson, L. and S. Diehl. 1990. Mechanistic individual-based approaches in the population/community ecology of fish. In Annales Zoologici Fennici (pp. 165-182). Finnish Zoological Publishing Board, formed by the Finnish Academy of Sciences, Societas Scientiarum Fennica, Societas Biologica Fennica Vanamo and Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica.
  33. Pihl, L. 1985. Food selection and consumption of mobile epibenthic fauna in shallow marine areas. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 22:169-179. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps022169
  34. Pinkas, L., M.S. Oliphant and I.L.K. Iverson. 1971. Food habits of albacore, bluefin tuna, and bonito in California waters. Fish. Bull., 151: 1-139.
  35. Platell, M.E. and I.C. Potter. 2001. Partitioning of food resources amongst 18 abundant benthic carnivorous fish species in marine waters on the lower west coast of Australia. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 261: 31-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-0981(01)00257-X
  36. Ross, S.T. 1986. Resource partitioning in fish assemblages: a review of field studies. Copeia, 1986: 352-388. https://doi.org/10.2307/1444996
  37. Salgado, J.P., H. Nogueira Cabral and M.J. Costa. 2004. Feeding ecology of the gobies Pomatoschistus minutes (Pallas, 1770) and Pomatoschistus microps (Kroyer, 1838) in the upper Tagus estuary, Portugal. Scientia Marina, 68: 425-434. https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2004.68n3425
  38. White, W.T., M.E. Platell and I.C. Potter. 2004. Comparisons between the diets of four abundant species of elasmobranchs in a subtropical embayment: implications for resource partitioning. Mar. Biol., 144: 439-448. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-003-1218-1
  39. Wootton, R.J. 1990. Ecology of teleost fishes. Champman Holl, New York, USA, 404pp.