New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research abstracts

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POPULATION AND FOOD OF THE PUFFERFISH URANOSTOMA RICHEI (PLECTOGNATHI: LAGOCEPHALIDAE) FROM LYTTELTON HARBOUR

G. Habib*

Zoology Department, University of Canterbury, Private Bag, Christchurch, New Zealand

Abstract Analysis of 1 5S8 stomachs showed that Uranostoma fed on 58 species from 7 phyla. Arthropods constituted three-quarters of the food, with the crab Macro-phthalmus hirtipes contributing over 60%. The remaining food items included polychaetes, brachiopods, chordates, coelenterates, echinoderms, molluscs, debris, and digested matter. Analysis of a further 10 465 stomachs showed that feeding intensity was highest in summer.

N.Z. Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 11 (3) : 489-500.
Received 14 July 1976; revision received 16 February 1977. Fisheries Research Division Publication 296.

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