Feeding Biology of Silurus glanis (L., 1758) Living in Hirfanlı Dam Lake

Authors: NİHAL DOĞAN BORA, ALİ GÜL

Abstract: Stomach contents and feeding features of Silurus glanis living in Hirfanlı Dam Lake were investigated. Recognizable organisms were found in the stomachs of 91 Silurus glanis out of 162 caught between September 1996 and August 1997. The stomach contents of Silurus glanis and their levels were as follows: Gammarus (21.87%), Odonata (19.79%), Sander lucioperca (19.79%), Tinca tinca (18.76%), Silurus glanis (1.04%) and Gastropoda (1.04%). In addition, it was noted that 1.04% of the organisms found in the stomachs of Silurus glanis were Homoptera and 2.08% were the parasite Platyhelminthes.

Keywords: Silurus glanis, feeding, stomach contents, Hirfanlı Dam Lake

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