Diet composition of the electric eel Electrophorus voltai (Pisces: Gymnotidae) in the Brazilian Amazon region.
J Fish Biol
; 97(4): 1220-1223, 2020 Oct.
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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 their stomach contents revealed that fish, especially Megalechis thoracata, were the most frequent prey item, whereas arthropods and plant material were the least frequent intakes. This is the first stomach content analysis on E. voltai, and it corroborates that electric eel species are piscivorous.
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Electrophorus
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Rios
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Dieta
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Conteúdo Gastrointestinal
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Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
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En
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2020
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