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The diet composition of the electric eel Electrophorus voltai was studied in specimens collected from the River Jari, state of Amapá, eastern Amazon region, Brazil. Analysis on the contents of… Click to show full abstract
The diet composition of the electric eel Electrophorus voltai was studied in specimens collected from the River Jari, state of Amapá, eastern Amazon region, Brazil. Analysis on the contents of their stomachs revealed that fish were the most frequent prey item, especially Megalechis thoracata, while the least frequent intakes were arthropods and plant material. This is the first stomach content analysis on E. voltai and it corroborates that electric eel species are piscivorous.
Keywords:
voltai;
electric eel;
eel electrophorus;
diet composition;
eel;
composition electric
Journal Title: Journal of fish biology
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: Journal of fish biology
Year Published: 2020
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