Diet and Dietary Habits of The Mystus gulio from The Cianjur Estuaries, Indonesia

Food and feeding habits are important things in bioecological of fish. This study provides an understanding of the feeding habits and intensity of the M. gulio, by analyzing its food composition, relative gut length (RGL) and gastro-somatic index (GaSI). Fish specimens were caught with a gill net an...

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Main Authors: Epa Paujiah, Yayat Dhahiyat, Titin Herawati, Iskandar Iskandar, Haryono Haryono, Iwang Gumilar
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Published: UIN Sunan Gunung Djati 2023-11-01
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Iwang Gumilar
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description Food and feeding habits are important things in bioecological of fish. This study provides an understanding of the feeding habits and intensity of the M. gulio, by analyzing its food composition, relative gut length (RGL) and gastro-somatic index (GaSI). Fish specimens were caught with a gill net and fishing rod in an area of Cianjur estuaries during a period of one year from October 2021 to September 2022. The analysis of 452 fish samples shows that the relative gut length (RGL) values revealed the feeding habit of M. gulio as carni-omnivorous. The GaSI value was used to determine feeding intensity and was found to be highest in November, at Cidamar estuary, and in the second size group (7.1-10 cm). These results provide new knowledge on this fish species’ feeding habit and intensity, which also helps understand the fish adaptation and conservation in the study area.
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spelling doaj-art-6274ef9f66334c19b141fd579b35423a2025-08-20T02:26:09ZengUIN Sunan Gunung DjatiJurnal Biodjati2548-16062541-42082023-11-018220321710.15575/biodjati.v8i2.2899524004Diet and Dietary Habits of The Mystus gulio from The Cianjur Estuaries, IndonesiaEpa Paujiah0Yayat Dhahiyat1Titin Herawati2Iskandar Iskandar3Haryono Haryono4Iwang Gumilar5Department of Biology Education, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Jl. Cimencrang, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia Department of Agriculture, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jl. Raya Bandung Sumedang KM.21, Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia, 45363Department of Fisheries, Fisheries and Marine Science Faculty, Universitas Padjadjaran. Jl. Raya Bandung Sumedang KM.21, Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia, 45363Department of Fisheries, Fisheries and Marine Science Faculty, Universitas Padjadjaran. Jl. Raya Bandung Sumedang KM.21, Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia, 45363Department of Fisheries, Fisheries and Marine Science Faculty, Universitas Padjadjaran. Jl. Raya Bandung Sumedang KM.21, Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia, 45363Research Center for Biology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN). Cibinong Science Center, Bogor - West Java, Indonesia, 16911Department of Fisheries, Fisheries and Marine Science Faculty, Universitas Padjadjaran. Jl. Raya Bandung Sumedang KM.21, Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia, 45363Food and feeding habits are important things in bioecological of fish. This study provides an understanding of the feeding habits and intensity of the M. gulio, by analyzing its food composition, relative gut length (RGL) and gastro-somatic index (GaSI). Fish specimens were caught with a gill net and fishing rod in an area of Cianjur estuaries during a period of one year from October 2021 to September 2022. The analysis of 452 fish samples shows that the relative gut length (RGL) values revealed the feeding habit of M. gulio as carni-omnivorous. The GaSI value was used to determine feeding intensity and was found to be highest in November, at Cidamar estuary, and in the second size group (7.1-10 cm). These results provide new knowledge on this fish species’ feeding habit and intensity, which also helps understand the fish adaptation and conservation in the study area.https://journal.uinsgd.ac.id/index.php/biodjati/article/view/28995estuaryfoodgastro-somatic indexmystus guliorelative gut length
spellingShingle Epa Paujiah
Yayat Dhahiyat
Titin Herawati
Iskandar Iskandar
Haryono Haryono
Iwang Gumilar
Diet and Dietary Habits of The Mystus gulio from The Cianjur Estuaries, Indonesia
Jurnal Biodjati
estuary
food
gastro-somatic index
mystus gulio
relative gut length
title Diet and Dietary Habits of The Mystus gulio from The Cianjur Estuaries, Indonesia
title_full Diet and Dietary Habits of The Mystus gulio from The Cianjur Estuaries, Indonesia
title_fullStr Diet and Dietary Habits of The Mystus gulio from The Cianjur Estuaries, Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed Diet and Dietary Habits of The Mystus gulio from The Cianjur Estuaries, Indonesia
title_short Diet and Dietary Habits of The Mystus gulio from The Cianjur Estuaries, Indonesia
title_sort diet and dietary habits of the mystus gulio from the cianjur estuaries indonesia
topic estuary
food
gastro-somatic index
mystus gulio
relative gut length
url https://journal.uinsgd.ac.id/index.php/biodjati/article/view/28995
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