Preliminary determination of the feeding habits of three species of cicudos (family Cichlidae, Osteichthyes) from the Creeke Jute River, by means of analysis of stomach contents
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https://doi.org/10.54495/Rev.Cientifica.v3i2.461Keywords:
preliminary determination, feeding habits , species of cicudos , family Cichlidae, Osteichthyes , Creeke Jute River, analysis, stomach contentsAbstract
The feeding habits of Cichlasoma aureum (Günther), Cichlasoma robertsoni Regan, and Cichlasoma spilurum (Günther) were preliminarily studied in the Creeke Jute River, a small stream on the Atlantic slope of Guatemala, between November 1983 and May 1983. The results obtained from the analysis of the stomach contents of the studied fish were:
- C. aureum was found to be a benthic omnivore that generally feeds on benthic invertebrates and detritus.
- C. robertsoni is a benthic-nectonic omnivore that generally feeds on benthic invertebrates and detritus.
- C. spilurum is a benthic omnivore that generally feeds on benthic or near-benthic algae, some benthic invertebrates, and detritus.
The following were established for the three species studied: i) seasonal changes in their feeding habits; ii) the consumption of animal feed, which is mostly benthic in habit, is not directly proportional to the consumption of detritus and vice versa; iii) they are omnivorous fish (euryphagous) for which detritus plays an important role in their diet; iv) to compensate for the lack of plant and/or animal food items, these three species consume detritus as an adaptation to the temporary conditions of the environment for their subsistence; v) finally, that any habitat modification, which results in a reduction in the supply of detritus, will directly affect the populations of all three species, reducing their numbers.
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