| one publication added to basket [116177] | Diet of the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis (Cephalopoda: Sepiidae) off the south coast of Portugal (eastern Algarve)
Alves, DM; Cristo, M.; Sendão, J.; Borges, T.C. (2006). Diet of the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis (Cephalopoda: Sepiidae) off the south coast of Portugal (eastern Algarve). J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 86(2): 429-436
In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press/Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Cambridge. ISSN 0025-3154; e-ISSN 1469-7769, more
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Availability > Food availability
Diets
Feeding
Interspecific relationships > Predation
Interspecific relationships > Predation > Prey selection
Temporal variations > Periodic variations > Seasonal variations
Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]
ANE, Portugal, Algarve [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
| Authors | | Top |
- Alves, DM
- Cristo, M.
- Sendão, J.
- Borges, T.C.
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| Abstract |
The diet of Sepia officinalis was studied by examining the stomach contents of 522 specimens caught off the coast of the Algarve, Portugal. A total of 49 different prey items, belonging to six taxa (Polychaeta, Cephalopoda, Teleostei, Bivalvia, Crustacea and Gastropoda) was found, indicating opportunistic feeding behaviour. The diet was examined in relation to season, sex and size. The diet of males and females were similar. For small S. officinalis, crustaceans were more important in weight, whereas for larger specimens, fish were dominant. Seasonal differences in the diet were apparent but were shown to be possibly influenced by the cuttlefish size. |
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