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http://dx.doi.org/10.5657/KFAS.2021.0073

Diet Composition of the Chub Mackerel Scomber japonicus in the Coastal Waters of the South Sea of Korea  

Seong, Gi Chang (Department of Seafood and Aquaculture Science/Institute of Marine Industry/Marine Bio-Education and Research Center, College of Marine Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Kim, Do-Gyun (Department of Seafood and Aquaculture Science/Institute of Marine Industry/Marine Bio-Education and Research Center, College of Marine Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Jin, Suyeon (Department of Seafood and Aquaculture Science/Institute of Marine Industry/Marine Bio-Education and Research Center, College of Marine Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Soh, Ho Young (Department of Ocean Integrated Science, Chonnam National University)
Baeck, Gun Wook (Department of Seafood and Aquaculture Science/Institute of Marine Industry/Marine Bio-Education and Research Center, College of Marine Science, Gyeongsang National University)
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Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences / v.54, no.1, 2021 , pp. 73-79 More about this Journal
Abstract
The feeding habits of Chub mackerel Scomber japonicus were investigated using 329 specimens collected from coastal waters of the South Sea of Korea. S. japonicus is mainly a piscivore, consuming small fish such as Engraulis japonicus (%RI: 81.0 %). The diet of Chub mackerel also includes small quantities of thaliaceans, euphausiids, and amphipods. We calculated the trophic level as 3.92 for S. japonicus. The dietary composition of S. japonicus did not show significant differences with size, but differed with season. As the body size of S. japonicus increased, the mean weight of prey within the stomach (mW/ST) increased (One-way ANOVA, P<0.05).
Keywords
Diet composition; Chub mackerel; Scomber japonicus;
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