Feeding habits of serranus cabrilla (serranidae) in Edremit Bay (North Aegean Sea)

Abstract

This study was carried out on 595 combers collected by travvl hauls in Edremit Bay in order to examine their feeding habits. Four hundred and ninety four combers were vomited, 90 were full and 11 were empty. The food was primarily consisted of fish and crustaceans. In addition, feeding habits of mature and non-mature were also compared. It was shown that the mature combers primarily fed on crustaceans while non mature combers fed on fish.