Broad Diet Composition and Seasonal Feeding Variation Facilitate Successful Invasion of the Shimofuri Goby (Tridentiger bifasciatus) in a Water Transfer System
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area and Fish Sampling
2.2. Diet Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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September | November | January | March | May | July | ||||||||||||||
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Number of Fish | 35 | 37 | 17 | 35 | 41 | 26 | |||||||||||||
SL (mm) BW(g) | Mean ± SD | 52.9 ± 7.2 | 51.9 ± 10.7 | 60.2 ± 7.6 | 72.3 ± 6.7 | 50.4 ± 7.6 | 37.0 ± 4.6 | ||||||||||||
Mean ± SD | 2.869 ± 1.128 | 3.202 ± 2.371 | 4.562 ± 1.729 | 8.869 ± 2.757 | 2.275 ± 1.239 | 0.925 ± 0.408 | |||||||||||||
Prey items | %F | %W | %IRI | %F | %W | %IRI | %F | %W | %IRI | %F | %W | %IRI | %F | %W | %IRI | %F | %W | %IRI | |
Mollusca | 2.70 | 0.19 | 0.01 | 4.88 | 4.40 | 0.50 | |||||||||||||
Bellamya sp. | 2.70 | 0.19 | 0.01 | 2.44 | 4.25 | 0.24 | |||||||||||||
Physa sp. | 2.44 | 0.15 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||
Aquatic insects | 17.14 | 4.12 | 1.38 | 13.51 | 6.63 | 1.59 | 5.88 | 4.60 | 0.53 | 2.86 | 0.14 | 0.01 | |||||||
Chironomid larvae | 2.86 | 0.11 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||
Odonata larvae | 11.42 | 3.56 | 0.80 | 13.51 | 6.63 | 1.59 | 5.88 | 4.6 | 0.53 | 2.86 | 0.14 | 0.01 | |||||||
Cirolanidae sp. | 2.86 | 0.45 | 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||
Other Macroinvertebrate | 5.71 | 0.53 | 0.06 | 2.70 | 0.25 | 0.01 | 46.34 | 1.47 | 1.58 | 23.07 | 38.28 | 23.76 | |||||||
Nematoda sp. | 5.71 | 0.53 | 0.06 | 2.70 | 0.25 | 0.01 | 7.69 | 3.91 | 0.63 | ||||||||||
Rhynchobdellida sp. | 46.34 | 1.47 | 1.58 | 57.69 | 34.38 | 41.78 | |||||||||||||
Shrimp | 62.86 | 73.24 | 90.23 | 72.97 | 68.67 | 88.70 | 76.47 | 57.4 | 86.73 | 74.29 | 37.43 | 48.04 | 68.29 | 38.23 | 60.57 | 11.54 | 18.75 | 5.82 | |
Palaemon modestus | 62.86 | 73.24 | 90.74 | 72.97 | 68.67 | 88.70 | 76.47 | 57.4 | 86.73 | 74.29 | 37.43 | 59.32 | 68.29 | 38.23 | 60.73 | 3.85 | 7.29 | 0.59 | |
Gammarus sp. | 7.69 | 11.46 | 1.86 | ||||||||||||||||
Fish | 14.29 | 17.35 | 4.86 | 24.32 | 22.03 | 9.48 | 17.65 | 33.57 | 11.71 | 48.57 | 61.57 | 51.66 | 29.27 | 54.58 | 37.07 | 3.85 | 5.47 | 0.57 | |
Rhinogobius giurinus | 14.29 | 17.35 | 4.89 | 24.32 | 22.03 | 9.48 | 17.65 | 33.57 | 11.71 | 42.86 | 35.34 | 32.31 | 29.27 | 54.58 | 37.16 | 3.85 | 5.47 | 0.44 | |
Tridentiger bifasciatus | 14.29 | 26.23 | 8.00 | ||||||||||||||||
Fish egg | 2.44 | 4.41 | 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||
Detritus | 37.14 | 4.76 | 3.46 | 5.41 | 2.22 | 0.21 | 11.76 | 4.44 | 1.03 | 20.00 | 0.86 | 0.30 | 2.44 | 0.54 | 0.03 | ||||
Unidentified digested food | 69.23 | 37.50 | 69.85 | ||||||||||||||||
Unidentified digested food | 69.23 | 37.50 | 54.69 | ||||||||||||||||
Niche breadth | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.21 | 0.51 |
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Qin, J.; Xie, S.; Cheng, F. Broad Diet Composition and Seasonal Feeding Variation Facilitate Successful Invasion of the Shimofuri Goby (Tridentiger bifasciatus) in a Water Transfer System. Water 2020, 12, 3411. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123411
Qin J, Xie S, Cheng F. Broad Diet Composition and Seasonal Feeding Variation Facilitate Successful Invasion of the Shimofuri Goby (Tridentiger bifasciatus) in a Water Transfer System. Water. 2020; 12(12):3411. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123411
Chicago/Turabian StyleQin, Jiao, Songguang Xie, and Fei Cheng. 2020. "Broad Diet Composition and Seasonal Feeding Variation Facilitate Successful Invasion of the Shimofuri Goby (Tridentiger bifasciatus) in a Water Transfer System" Water 12, no. 12: 3411. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123411